AP Literature Terms To Know (20) Flashcards

5547995471	alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words	0
5547995472	allusion	reference to an outside work (biblical, historical, mythological)	1
5547995474	antagonist/protagonist	antagonist=adversary protagonist=leading character in literary work	2
5547995476	catharsis	the purging or purification of the emotions through the evocation of pity and fear, as in tragedy	3
5547995477	connotation	the associated or secondary meaning of a word in addition to its primary meaning	4
5547995479	diction	word choice	5
5547995481	double-entendre	a phrase that could have two meanings or that could be understood in two different ways	6
5547995482	figurative language	uses words or expressions wth a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation	7
5547995487	idiom	phrase not taken literally...a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light )	8
5547995488	imagery	description that appeals to our five senses	9
5547995490	irony	conveys a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning	10
5547995491	metaphor	comparison using is	11
5547995492	metonymy	word or phrase that is used to stand in for another word (ex: suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing)	12
5547995494	motif	a recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story	13
5547995500	paradox	a statement that contradicts itself but can still be true	14
5547995505	prose	"ordinary writing"/paragraph form	15
5547995506	pun	play on words	16
5547995512	style	the way an author writes (diction, syntax, figurative language)	17
5547995513	symbol	an object (or word) to represent an abstract idea	18
5547995516	tragedy	main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow due to their tragic flaw	19