AP Literature Terms 81-100 Flashcards

The Glossary of Literary Terms for the AP English Literature and Composition Test

4189173686	Symbolism	A device in literature where an object represents an idea.	0
4189173687	Theme	The main idea of the overall work; the central idea.	1
4189173688	Thesis	The main position of an argument. The central contention that will be supported.	2
4189173689	Tragic flaw	In a tragedy, this is the weakness of a character in an otherwise good (or even great) individual that ultimately leads to his demise.	3
4189173690	Unreliable narrator	When the first person narrator is crazy, a liar, very young, or for some reason not entirely credible	4
4189173691	Utopia	An idealized place. Imaginary communities in which people are able to live in happiness, prosperity, and peace.	5
4189173692	Zeugma	The use of a word to modify two or more words, but used for different meanings. He closed the door on his heart and his lost love.	6
4189173693	Ode	A poem in praise of something divine or noble	7
4189173694	Iamb	A poetic foot -- light, heavy	8
4189173695	Trochee	A poetic foot -- heavy, light	9
4189173696	Spondee	A poetic foot -- heavy, heavy	10
4189173697	Pyrrhie	A poetic foot -- light, light	11
4189173698	Anapest	A poetic foot -- light, light, heavy	12
4189173699	Ambibranch	A poetic foot -- light, heavy, light	13
4189173700	Dactyl	A poetic foot -- heavy, light, light	14
4189173701	Imperfect	A poetic foot -- single light or single heavy	15
4189173702	Pentameter	A poetic line with five feet.	16
4189173703	Tetrameter	A poetic line with four feet	17
4189173704	Trimeter	A poetic line with three feet	18
4189173705	Blank Verse	unrhymed iambic pentameter.	19