AP Literature Literary Terms Flashcards

4736325265	Theme	General idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express; main idea	0
4736325266	Tone	Attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character (similar to mood)	1
4736325267	Diction	Choice of language used by the speaker or writer	2
4736325268	DIRECT Characterization	Process by which the personality of a fictious character is revealed by the use of descriptive adjectives, phrases, or epithets	3
4736325269	INDIRECT Characterization	Process by which the personality of a fictious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.	4
4736325270	Symbol	Using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning	5
4736325271	Imagery	Language that evokes one or more of the five senses	6
4736325272	Motif	A dominant theme or central idea	7
4736325273	Dialogue	Conversation between two or more people	8
4736325274	Allusion	Brief reference to a famous event, person, or place	9
4736325275	Foil	Character that contrasts second character that highlights certain qualities of the first character	10
4736325276	Simile	The comparison of two unlike things using like or as	11
4736325277	Metaphor	The comparison of two unlike things (without like or as)	12
4736325278	Extended Metaphor	Comparison of two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences	13
4736325279	Personification	Giving off human qualities to inhuman things	14
4736325280	Protagonist	Lead character	15
4736325281	Antagonist	Represents opposition to the leading character	16
4736325282	Oxymoron	Putting two contradictory words together	17
4736325283	Paradox	Reveals a kind of truth which at first seems contradictory (two opposing ideas)	18
4736325284	Irony	Implied discrepancy between what is said and what happens	19
4736325285	Verbal Irony	Type of irony involving what one does not mean	20
4736325286	Situational Irony	Type of irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to the expected	21
4736325287	Dramatic Irony	Type of irony understood by audience but not grasped by the characters in the situation	22
4736325288	Archetypal	Very typical of a certain kind of person or thing	23
4736325289	Euphemism	Mild or indirect words or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something	24
4736325290	Understatement	The presentation of something as being less than it actually is	25
4736325291	Litotes	Ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary	26
4736325292	Hyperbole	Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally	27
4736325293	Aphorism	A pithy observation that contains a general truth (a saying)	28
4736325294	Synecdoche*	A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa	29
4736325295	Invective*	Insulting, abusive, highly critical language	30
4736325296	Apostrophe	The dead one	31
4736325297	Metonymy*	The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant (i.e. suit for CEO, track for running)	32
4736325298	Didactic*	Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior move	33
4736325299	Syllogism*	Form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions, each of which share a term with the conclusion, and shares a common middle term	34
4736325300	Non-sequitur	Does not logically follow	35
4736325301	Analogy	Comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification	36
4736325302	Allegory	Story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning (typically moral or political)	37
4736325303	Parable	Didactic story that illustrates instructive lessons or principles	38
4736325304	Internal Conflict	Psychological struggle within the mind of a character	39
4736325305	External Conflict	Struggled between character and an outside force (i.e. nature)	40
4736325306	Pathos	Quality that evokes pity or sadness (emotional)	41
4736325307	Diction	The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing	42
4736325308	Informal Diction	Relaxed/conversation with familiar audience	43
4736325309	Formal Diction	Complicated/more intense with unfamiliar audience	44
4736325310	Denotation	Literal/primary meaning of a word ("dictionary definition")	45
4736325311	Connotation	Idea or feelings that a word evokes	46
4736325312	Colloquial	Ordinary, common, familiar	47
4736325313	Dialect	Form of language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group	48
4736325314	Syntax	The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences	49
4736325315	Parallel Structure	Repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence	50
4736325316	DECLARATIVE Sentence	States a fact or argument	51
4736325317	IMPERATIVE Sentence	Demands a statement	52
4736325318	INTERROGATIVE Sentence	Poses a question	53
4736325319	EXCLAMATORY Sentence	Poses a statement using (!) with emotion and expression	54
4736325320	Repetition	Repeating something already said or written	55
4736325321	Anaphora	Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a clause	56
4736325322	Stichomythia*	Dialogue in which two characters speak alternate lines of verse	57
4736325323	Chiasmus*	A rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reversed order	58
4736325324	Antithesis	Direct opposite of someone or something	59
4736325325	Point of View	Particular attitude or way of considering a matter	60
4736325326	First Person	POV when it is you personally	61
4736325327	Stream of Consciousness	Literary style which a character's thoughts, feelings, and reactions are depicted in a continuous flow uninterrupted by description or dialogue	62
4736325328	Interior Monologue	Piece of writing expressing a character's inner thoughts	63
4736325329	Third Person	POV in which one is uninvolved	64
4736325330	Third Person Omniscient	POV that knows all character's thoughts and feelings	65
4736325331	Limited Omniscient	Knows all thoughts and feelings for one character	66