AP Lit. Critical 50

204239919	Allusion	a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize
204239920	Audience	the intended reader of a piece
204239921	Author's Purpose	The reason the author wrote a literary work, or shared information, events, motivations, etc. inside a literary work.
204239922	Character	people or animals who take part in the action of a literary work
204239923	Character Protagonist	is the central character of a drama, novel, short story, or narrative poem
204239924	Character Antagonist	the character that the main character (protagonist) struggles against
204239925	Character Round	The literary character's traits express the emotions and concerns of real people. The audience can usually identify with the feelings of this character.
204239926	Character Flat	A character who has one dominant trait that is more noticeable than anything or anyone else and usually have only one job to perform in the text of a story. a character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story
204239927	Character Dynamic	Change in response to actions through which he/she passes
204239928	Character Static	Change little or none over the course of a literary work despite being given opportunities to do so
204239929	Conflict	the problem or problems characters face in a literary work
204239930	Conflict Internal	An internal conflict is a struggle that takes place within a character's mind or heart. In an internal conflict, a character might struggle with paralyzing fear or a need for revenge
204239931	Conflict External	a struggle between two forces. An external conflict can take place between two characters; between a character and a group; between a character and society as a whole; or between a character and an animal or a force of nature
204239932	Figurative Language	language that is used in writing to produce images in a reader's mind and to express ideas in fresh, vivid, and imaginative ways; non-literal ways of expressing one thing in terms of another
204239933	Figurative Language Simile	a comparison using the words "like" or "as"
204239934	Figurative Language Metaphor	a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"
204239935	Figurative Language Hyperbole	intentional exaggeration to create an effect
204239936	Figurative Language Onomatopoeia	a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds
204239937	Figurative Language Personification	endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics
204239938	Inference	a conclusion one draws (infers) based on premises or evidence
204239939	Setting	the time, place, and environment in which action takes place
204239940	Plot	the events that take place in a story
204239941	Plot Exposition	the opening of a story, when the characters and their conflicts are introduced
204239942	Plot Rising Action	following the exposition; the events that build up to the climax
204239943	Plot Climax	This is the turning point of the story and the point of highest interest. Plot turning point: the point in a work in which a very significant change occurs
204239944	Plot Falling Action	following the climax; when the story begins to resolve conflicts and outstanding issues
204239945	Plot Resolution	All the loose ends are tied up, and the story comes to a reasonable ending
204239946	Historical Context	the historical period that shapes a work of literature and allows the reader to understand important issues in a given time period
204239947	Compare	comparing similarities between two or more ideas, stories, characters, things, etc.
204239948	Contrast	showing the differences between two or more ideas, stories, characters, things, etc.
204239949	Flashback	the insertion or flashing to an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative (story)
204239950	Imagery	when a something is written to appeal to the five senses.
204239951	Imagery TASTE	when description helps the reader understand how something might be described when sensed through the mouth or tongue
204239952	Imagery TOUCH	when description helps the reader understand how something feels
204239953	Imagery SIGHT	when description helps the reader understand how something looks when viewed.
204239954	Imagery SOUND	when description helps the reader understand something that is heard
204239955	Imagery SMELL	When description helps the reader understand how something might be described when sensed through the nose
204239956	Main Idea	What the passage is mostly about (like the topic)
204239957	Narrator	the person telling the story. A narrator can be in 1st , 2nd, or 3rd Person
204239958	Point of View	the vantage point from which a story is told
204239959	Point of View FIRST PERSON	a story told by an "I" narrator. An "I" narrator is a character in the story
204239960	Point of View SECOND PERSON	a story directed to the reader using "you"; used most commonly when giving directions
204239961	Point of View THIRD PERSON	a story told by a non-participating narrator, either omniscient or limited
204239962	Mood	the emotional atmosphere of a work
204239963	Convey	how the author gets the point across
204239964	Dialogue	conversation between two or more people
204239965	Irony	the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens
204239966	Symbol	an object that is used to represent something else (usually a larger, philosophical and more important idea)
204239967	Theme	a central lesson of a work
204239968	Tone	the writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of a story/poem, toward a character, or toward the audience (the readers).