AP Literature Unit 15 Vocabulary Flashcards

5299470955	accent	the stressed portion of a word in poetry (Ex. "To BE or NOT to be, THAT is the question.")	0
5299470956	opposition	a pairing of images whereby each becomes more striking and informative because it's placed in contrast to the other one (Ex. Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience)	1
5299470957	rhapsody	intensely passionate writing/poetry usually of love or praise; an ecstatic expression of feeling or enthusiasm (Ex. "A Rhapsody" by John Clare)	2
5299470958	bowdlerization	a later editor's censorship of sexuality, profanity, or political sentiment of an earlier author's text; usually denotes an inferior or incomplete text (Ex. Iago's claim that Othello and Desdemona are engaging in a lewd act.)	3
5299470959	Byronic hero	an antihero who is a romanticized but evil character; often a young and attractive male with a bad reputation who defies authority and conventional morality (Ex. Byron's Manfred or Hugo's Claude Frollo)	4
5299470960	canon	those works in literature that are considered standard or necessary for adequate knowledge of the field (Ex. Shakespeare for British lit. / Twain for American lit. etc.)	5
5299470961	carpe diem	"seize the day"; a theme, especially common in lyric poetry, that emphasizes that life is short, time is fleeting, and that one should make the most of present pleasures (Ex. Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress")	6
5299470962	didactic literature	literature intended to instruct or teach a lesson; exemplified by Medieval homilies and Victorian moral essays (Ex. Paradise Lost: "Justify God's ways to men")	7
5299470963	aestheticism	literary movement that encourages a focus on the experience of beauty rather than didactic messages or seeking truth (Ex. Walter Pater's Victorian literature)	8
5299470964	frame narrative	a story that encloses one or more separate stories; a story within a story (Ex. Frankenstein, Canterbury Tales)	9