AP Literature Terms Flashcards

3635596325	diction	word choice	0
3635597862	syntax	sentence structure	1
3635599367	imagery	language that creates mental pictures by using words that appeal to the senses	2
3635599368	figurative language	language that cannot be taken literally or can ONLY be taken literally	3
3635600956	point of view	vantage point of which the story is being told	4
3635602254	detail	smaller important parts of the passage that help desribe	5
3635602255	tone shift	a change in the writer's attitude toward the subject	6
3635602256	connotation	what a word suggests beyond its dictionary definition; the positive or negative emotion attached to the choice of words	7
3635603640	denotation	dictionary definition of a word	8
3635603641	theme	the central idea or generalization implied by a literary work	9
3635751453	allegory	a narrative or description that has a second meaning beneath the surface	10
3635754169	allusion	a reference to something in previous literature or history	11
3635771042	alliteration	the repetition at close intervals of the initial consonant sounds of accented syllables or important words	12
3635779618	ambiguity	word, phrase, or statement with more than one meaning	13
3635782121	antagonist	a force that is in conflict with the main character	14
3635785289	apostrophe	a figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and could repsond	15
3635792136	analogy	a relationship based on parallels or connections between two ideas; introduces new idea through a familiar comparison	16
3635799450	assonance	the repetition at close intervals of the vowel sounds of accented syllables or important words	17
3635808807	bildungsroman	form of storytelling where the author bases the plot on the overall growth of the central character throughout the timeline of the story	18
3635812827	cacophny	harsh, discordant, unpleasant-sounding choice and arrangement of sounds	19
3635816483	climax	the highest point and turning point in a plot	20
3635821791	colloquialism	use of informal words or slang	21
3635823908	conceit	metaphor that compares two very unlike things	22
3635827364	conflict	the struggle between opposing forces; could be internal or external	23
3635837415	consonance	the reptetition at close intervals of the final consonant sounds of accented syllables or important words	24
3635845981	epiphany	a moment or event in which a character achieves a spiritual insight into life or into his or her own circumstances; a sudden enlightenment or realization	25
3635858132	euphony	a smooth, pleasant-sounding choice and arrangement or sounds	26
3635860953	flashback	an interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurence	27
3635866582	foil	a minor character whose situation or actions parallel those of a major character	28
3635870673	foreshadowing	the use of indicative words or phrases that give the reader a hint of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense	29
3635881690	genre	category of literary composition ex.: poetry, drama, prose, nonfiction, fiction	30
3635885752	hyperbole	extreme exaggeration	31
3635888495	irony	a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words	32
3635896451	juxtaposition	technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side fro the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts	33
3635906550	litotes	a double negative statement that confirms a positive idea ex.: "NOT too BAD" vs "very GOOD"	34
3635916504	metaphor	figure of speech in which an implicit comparison is made between two things essentially unlike	35
3635920134	metonymy	a figure of speech in which some significant aspect or detail of an experience is used to represent the whole experience	36
3635927233	mood	a constant state of mind or predominant emotion	37
3635929872	motif	a recurring element that has symbolic significance	38
3635933399	onomatopoeia	the use of words that supposedly mimic their meaning in their sound ex.: boom, click, pop	39
3635939030	omniscent	a point of view, third person, knowing all and free to tell anything including what the characters are thinking or feeling and why they act as they do	40
3635945098	oxymoron	a compact verbal paradox in which two successive words seemingly contradict one another	41
3635952621	parody	a humorous or satirical imitation	42
3635977283	paradox	a statement or situation containing apparently contradictory or incompatible elements	43
3635979892	personification	a figure of speech in which human attributes are given to an animal, an object, or a concept	44
3635985144	protagonist	main character	45
3635987139	satire	technique to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule	46
3635999609	setting	the context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs	47
3636004643	simile	a figure of speech in which an explicit comparison is made between two things essentially unlike *uses words or phrases such as like, as, than, similar to, resembles, or seems	48
3636012300	symbol	something that means more than what it is; an object, person, situation, or action that in addition to its literal meaning suggests other meanings as well	49
3636024047	synesthesia	presentation of one sense experience in terms usually associated with another sensation	50
3636029164	euphemism	the substitution of a mild or pleasant expression for one offensive or unpleasant	51
3636033601	anaphora	repetition of an opening word or phrase in a series of lines	52
3636043021	invective	an abusive expression or speech	53
3636045006	aphorism	a short saying stating the general truth	54
3636048795	didactic	having a primary purpose to teach or preach	55
3636052293	anthology	a collection of literary pieces	56
3636053483	couplet	two successive lines	57
3636057159	ballad	a short narrative poem written in a song-like stanza form	58
3636059380	blank verse	unrhymed iambic pentameter	59
3636063258	free verse	nonmeterical poetry in which the basic rhythmic unit is the line	60
3636076989	haiku	a Japanese nature poem with 3 lines of words with 5-7-5 syllables	61
3636082114	meter	unit of rythm	62
3636095718	refrain	a repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines normally at some fixed position in a poem	63
3636105371	sonnet	a fixed form of 14 lines, normally iambic pentameter, with a rhyme scheme conforming to or approximating one of two main types - Italian or English	64
3636118356	stanza	a group of lines whose metrical pattern is repeated throughout a poem	65
3636120428	rhyme	the repetition of the accented vowel sound and all succeeding sounds in important or importantly positioned words	66