AP Literature Terms Primary Flashcards
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| 4720329357 | Diction | The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing | 0 | |
| 4720329511 | Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 1 | |
| 4720329766 | Tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | 2 | |
| 4720330445 | Figurative Language | A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words. | 3 | |
| 4720330595 | Literary Shift | a change in tone, mood, point of view, setting, or other literary applications that alters a text in some significant way. | 4 | |
| 4720333110 | Theme | A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work. | 5 | |
| 4720333529 | Setting | The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs. | 6 | |
| 4720334094 | Detail | Facts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in the work | 7 | |
| 4720334477 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 8 | |
| 4720334712 | Connotation | An idea that is implied or suggested | 9 | |
| 4720334991 | Point of View | The perspective from which a story is told | 10 | |
| 4720335217 | Plot | Sequence of events in a literary work | 11 | |
| 4720335476 | Characterization | Actions, dialogue, and narrative description that reveal a sense of a character's personality to the reader. | 12 |