AP Literature Flashcards

5393728607	Abstract	Thought of apart from concrete realities.	0
5393728608	Academic	Placing a great emphasis on reading and studying rather than technical work	1
5393728609	Aesthetic	Concerned with pure emotion rather than pure intellectuality	2
5393728610	Anachronism	Anything out of time or place	3
5393728611	Anthropomorphism	Writer gives human qualities to non- human beings	4
5393728612	Antihero	Prominent character that has characteristics that is not like a hero	5
5393728613	Atmosphere	Types of Feelings that a reader gets from details	6
5393728614	Pathos	Quality of an experience in life/work that stirs up emotions	7
5393728615	Black humor	Morbid humor that is used to express cruelty of the modern world	8
5393728616	Bombast	Writing that is meant to sound important but is not sincere or meaningful	9
5393728617	Cacophony	Words used that have unmelodious sounds to achieve desired results	10
5393728618	Caricature	Aspects of a subject that are exaggerated to create silly or comic effect	11
5393728619	Catharsis	Used for cleansing of emotions of the character/ a change that leads to emotional rejuvenation	12
5393728620	Coinage (neologism)	New word or phrase not used regularly by most speakers and writers	13
5393728621	Epic	Long narrative poem. Usually related to heroic deeds of a person with unusual courage and bravery	14
5393728622	Epitaph	Inscription in memory of a person	15
5393728623	Farce	Makes use of highly exaggerated and funny situations aimed to entertain	16
5393728624	Gothic	Combines fiction and horror, death and sometimes romance	17
5393728625	Hubris	Extreme pride and arrogance shown by character that ultimately brings his downfall	18
5393728626	Inversion	Techneque which the normal order is reversed to achieve effects of emphasis and / or meter	19