AP English Literature Terms Flashcards

4786272546	Allegory	story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities	0
4786272547	Alliteration	repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together	1
4786273691	Allusion	reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture; an indirect reference to something	2
4786273692	Ambiguity	deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings in a work; an event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way (done on purpose by the author)	3
4786273693	Analogy	comparison made between two things to show how they are alike	4
4786274529	Anaphora	repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row; deliberate form of repetition that helps make the writer's point more coherent	5
4786274530	Anastrophe	inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence; purpose is rhythm or emphasis	6
4786275436	Anecdote	brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something, often shows character of an individual	7
4786275437	Antagonist	opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story	8
4786276732	Antimetabole	repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order -> in poetry, it's chiasmus	9
4786277748	Antithesis	balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure	10
4788189572	Antihero	central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes, may lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples	11
4788191056	Anthropomorphism	attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object -> personification	12
4788193878	Aphorism	brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle or accepted general truth -> maxim, epigram	13
4788196571	Apostrophe	calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place or thing, or a personified abstract idea; if it is a god or goddess, it's an invocation	14
4788201116	Apposition	placing in immediately succeeding order of two or more coordinate elements, the latter of which is an explanation or modification of the first (often set off by a colon)	15
4788213471	Assonance	repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds especially in words that are together	16
4788218752	Asyndeton	commas used without conjunction to separate a series of words, thus emphasizing the parts equally	17
4788219785	Balance	constructing a sentence so that both halves are about the same length and importance; sentence can be unbalanced for effect	18
4788227618	Characterization	process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character	19
4788228599	Indirect Characterization	the author reveals to the reader what the character is like by describing how the character looks, how they talk, revealing private thoughts, their effect on others, or their actions	20
4788238820	Direct Characterization	author tells us directly what the character is like; romantic style literature relied heavily on this form	21
4788241524	Static Character	character who does not change much in the course of a story	22
4788242624	Dynamic Character	character who changes in some important way as a result of the story's action	23
4788243615	Flat Character	character who has only one or two personality traits; one dimensional, can be summed up in one phrase	24
4788245971	Round Character	character who has more dimensions to their personalities; they are complex, just as real people are	25