AP Literature Flashcards

3948376830	Allegory	A work that functions on a symbolic level.	0
3948376831	Alliteration	The repetition of initial consonant sounds	1
3948376832	Allusion	A reference contained in a work	2
3948376833	Anapest	A metrical pattern of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented syllable	3
3948376834	Antagonist	The force or character that opposes the main character, the protagonist	4
3948376835	Apostrophe	Direct address in poetry.	5
3948376836	Aside	Words spoken by an actor intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters on stage.	6
3948376837	Aubade	A love poem set at dawn which bids farewell to the beloved	7
3948376838	Ballad	A simple narrative poem, often incorporating dialogue that is written in quatrains, generally with a rhyme scheme of a b c d	8
3948376839	Blank verse	Unrhymed iambic pentameter. Most of Shakespeare's plays are in this form.	9
3948376840	Cacophony	Harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage of a literary work.	10
3948376841	Caesura	A break or pause within a line of poetry indicated by punctuation and used to emphasize meaning.	11
3948376842	Catharsis	According to Aristotle, the release of emotion that the audience of a tragedy experiences.	12
3948376843	Character	One who carries out the action of the plot in literature. Major, minor, static, and dynamic, are types of characters	13
3948376844	Climax	The turning point of action or character in a literary work, usually the Hughes moment of tension.	14