AP Literature Flashcards

4084656349	Abstract	An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research	0
4084656350	Adage	A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language	1
4084656351	Allegory	A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic, metaphorical, or possibly an ethical meaning.	2
4084744512	Alliteration	The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose. ( Writers use it for ornament or emphasis)	3
4084744513	Allusion	A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea	4
4084744514	Ambiguity	A vagueness of meaning; A conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation	5
4084744515	Anachronism	A person, scene, event, or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set	6
4084744516	Analogy	A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things	7
4084744517	Annotation	A brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text or work of literature	8
4096967104	Antagonist	A character or force in a work of literature that, by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict	9
4096967105	Antithesis	A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a Grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences	10
4096967106	Aphorism	A short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment	11
4096967107	Apollonian	In contrast to Dionysian, it refers to the most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior	12
4096967108	Apostrophe	A rhetorical device in which a speaker addresses a person or personified thing not present example: "Oh, you cruel streets of Manhattan, how I detest you!"	13
4096967109	Archetype	Abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form	14
4096967110	Assonance	The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose	15
4096967111	Ballad	A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited	16
4096967112	Bard	A poet; in olden times, a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment	17
4096967113	Bathos	The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality	18
4096967114	Bibliography	A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work	19
4096967115	Bildungsroman	A German word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal	20
4096967116	Blank verse	Poetry written in iambic pentameter, the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton. It's "Blank" because the lines generally do not rhyme	21