AP Lit.Critical 50

199418668	Allusion	a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize
199418669	Audience	the intended reader of a piece
199418670	Author's Purpose	The reason the author wrote a literary work, or shared information, events, motivations, etc. inside a literary work.
199418671	Character	people or animals who take part in the action of a literary work
199418672	Character - Protagonist	is the central character of a drama, novel, short story, or narrative poem
199418673	Character - Antagonist	the character that the main character (protagonist) struggles against
199418674	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.
199418675	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
199418676	Character - Dynamic	Change in response to actions through which he/she passes
199418677	Character - Static	Change little or none over the course of a literary work despite being given opportunities to do so
199418678	Conflict	the problem or problems characters face in a literary work
199418679	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
199418680	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
199418681	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
199418682	Figurative Language - Simile	a comparison using the words "like" or "as"
199418683	Figurative Language - Metaphor	a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"
199418684	Figurative Language - Hyperbole	intentional exaggeration to create an effect
199418685	Figurative Language - Onomatopoeia	a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds
199418686	Figurative Language - Personification	endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics
199418687	Inference	a conclusion one draws (infers) based on premises or evidence
199418688	Setting	the time, place, and environment in which action takes place
199418689	Plot	the events that take place in a story
199418690	Plot - Exposition	the opening of a story, when the characters and their conflicts are introduced
199418691	Plot - Rising Action	following the exposition; the events that build up to the climax
199418692	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
199418693	Plot - Falling Action	following the climax; when the story begins to resolve conflicts and outstanding issues
199418694	Plot - Resolution	All the loose ends are tied up, and the story comes to a reasonable ending
199418695	Historical Context	the historical period that shapes a work of literature and allows the reader to understand important issues in a given time period
199418696	Compare	comparing similarities between two or more ideas, stories, characters, things, etc.
199418697	Contrast	showing the differences between two or more ideas, stories, characters, things, etc.
199418698	Flashback	the insertion or flashing to an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative (story)
199418699	Imagery	when a something is written to appeal to the five senses.
199418700	Imagery - TASTE	when description helps the reader understand how something might be described when sensed through the mouth or tongue
199418701	Imagery - TOUCH	when description helps the reader understand how something feels
199418702	Imagery - SIGHT	when description helps the reader understand how something looks when viewed.
199418703	Imagery - SOUND	when description helps the reader understand something that is heard
199418704	Imagery - SMELL	When description helps the reader understand how something might be described when sensed through the nose
199418705	Main Idea	What the passage is mostly about (like the topic)
199418706	Narrator	the person telling the story. A narrator can be in 1st , 2nd, or 3rd Person
199418707	Point of View	the vantage point from which a story is told
199418708	Point of View - FIRST PERSON	a story told by an "I" narrator. An "I" narrator is a character in the story
199418709	Point of View - SECOND PERSON	a story directed to the reader using "you"; used most commonly when giving directions
199418710	Point of View - THIRD PERSON	a story told by a non-participating narrator, either omniscient or limited
199418711	Mood	the emotional atmosphere of a work
199418712	Convey	how the author gets the point across
199418713	Dialogue	conversation between two or more people
199418714	Irony	the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens
199418715	Symbol	an object that is used to represent something else (usually a larger, philosophical and more important idea)
199418716	Theme	a central lesson of a work
199418717	Tone	the writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of a story/poem, toward a character, or toward the audience (the readers).