Ap literature Flashcards

5806390392	Analogy	A literary device that creates a relationship based on parallels or connections between two ideas	0
5806390393	Anaphora	The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences	1
5806390394	Aside	A short remark usually directed to the audience and not intended to be heard by other characters on the stage	2
5806390395	Assonance	Two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds- primarily used in poetry to establish rythm	3
5806390396	Consonance	Refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase	4
5806390397	Doppelganger	A ghost or shadow of a person but now days it refers to a person that is a look alike of another person	5
5806390398	Foil	A character who serves as a contrast to another character	6
5806390399	Foreshadowing	Giving clues to what happens later in a story or play	7
5806390400	Monologue	A long uninterrupted speech in a narrative or drama that is spoken in presence of other characters	8
5806390401	Pun	Uses words that have several meanings or words that sound similar but have different meanings	9
5806390402	Reversal	Important part of the drama in which the audience or character thinks something is going well and suddenly things start going badly	10
5806390403	Satire	Used in many works of literature to show foolishness or vice in humans, organizations, or even government	11
5806390404	Soliloquy	A long speech in which a character alone on stage expresses his or her thoughts aloud	12
5806390405	Tragic hero	A literary character, usually the protaganist, who makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to his or her own destruction	13