AP Literature Unit 18 Vocabulary Flashcards

5299654980	analogue	a story that contains similar characters, situations, settings, or verbal elements to those found in a different story; sometimes analogues reveal that one version was adopted from or inspired by another (Ex. Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story)	0
5299654981	ancillary characters	less important characters who are not the primary protagonist or antagonist but who highlight these characters or interact with them so as to provide insight into the narrative's action; include foils, stock characters, and deuteragonists (Ex. Portia In Julius Caesar)	1
5299654982	deuteragonist	a sidekick who accompanies the protagonist in a narrative; often serves as a foil to the protagonist to enhance his powers or strengths (Ex. Jim to Huck Finn or Dr. Watson to Sherlock Holmes)	2
5299654983	bard	an ancient Celtic poet, singer, or harpist who recited heroic poems by memory; acted as oral historian, political critic, eulogizer, and entertainer; celebrated national events, heroic actions, and victories; later a synonym for any poet (Ex. Shakespeare is "the Bard of Avon")	3
5299654984	catachresis	an impossible figure of speech or implied metaphor that uses words in an unusual or grammatically unconventional way (Ex. Hamlet: "I will speak daggers to her.")	4
5299654985	end-stopped rhyme	in poetry, a line ending in a full pause often indicated by punctuation such as a period or semicolon; opposite of enjambment; gives poetic and rhythmic effect, slows down the poem, helps the readers ponder lines (Ex. Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18")	5
5299654986	erotema	rhetorical question used to affirm or deny a point strongly; expresses wonder, indignation, or sarcasm (Ex. Marullus: "Knew you not Pompey?" from Julius Caesar)	6
5299654987	hypophora	similar to erotema; however, speaker immediately answers the question he asks; used to create curiosity and introduce new discussions (Ex. Paul: "Is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also.")	7
5299654988	inexact rhyme	rhymes created out of words with similar but not identical sounds (Ex. Yeats: "Heart-smitten with emotion I sink DOWN / My heart recovering with covered EYES; / Wherever I had looked I had looked UPON / My permanent or impermanent IMAGES.")	8
5299654989	Miltonic imagery	imagery made famous by Milton's poetry, especially Paradise Lost, such as dark angels or twisted demons laboring below the earth or the pastoral tranquility of Eden (Ex. The monster in Frankenstein, both an Adam and Satan figure)	9