Group 16-30 of AP English Flashcards

Deck 2 of flaschards.

78723549	Archaism	The use of deliberately using old fashioned language.
78723550	Assonance	The repeated use of vowel sounds.
78723551	Ballad	A song or orally performed poem that dramatically retells the story of a popular figure.
78723552	Pathos	When the writing of a scene evokes feelings of dignified pity and sympathy.
78723553	Bathos	When the author tries to create sympathy and pity when there is no need for it.
78723554	Black humor	The use of disturbing themes in comedy.
78723555	Blank verse	Unrhymed form of poetry; each line composed of 10 syllables in which every other syllable, beginning with the second one, is stressed.
78723556	Cadence	The rising and falling and the rhythm of speech in poetry.
78723557	Cacophony	Using deliberately harsh, awkward sounds.
78723558	Caesura	A pause in a line of verse, often caused by grammar, logic, or cadence, that is similar to the pause for breath.
78723559	Catharis	The cleansing of emotion at the end of the play which inspires people to live a better life.
78723560	Canto	The major section division of a long poem.
78723561	Chorus	The group of citizens who stand outside the main action on stage and comment on it.
78723562	Coinage	A new word, usually invented on the spot.
78723563	Colloquialism	A sland word or phrase that is used in everyday conversational English.
78723564	Conflict	The primary source of tension within a story. Often divided into four categories.