AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 6673893382 | allegory | a story in which people, things and actions represent an idea about life; allegories often have a strong moral or lesson | 0 | |
| 6673893383 | allusion | a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature | 1 | |
| 6673901360 | ambiguity | deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings in a work | 2 | |
| 6673903587 | analogy | a comparison of two or more like objects that suggests if they are alike in certain respects, they will probably be alike in other ways as well | 3 | |
| 6673906169 | anecdote | a brief account of an interesting incident or event that usually is intended to entertain or to make a point | 4 | |
| 6695335475 | antagonist | 5 | ||
| 6695335476 | antihero | 6 | ||
| 6695335477 | aphorism | 7 | ||
| 6695337372 | bildungsroman | 8 | ||
| 6695337373 | characterization | 9 | ||
| 6695339833 | colloquialism | 10 | ||
| 6695339834 | conceit | 11 | ||
| 6695339835 | conflict | 12 | ||
| 6695339836 | didactic | 13 | ||
| 6695341701 | epigram | 14 | ||
| 6695341702 | epigraph | 15 | ||
| 6695341703 | epistolary novel | 16 | ||
| 6695343785 | extended metaphor | 17 | ||
| 6695343786 | fable | 18 | ||
| 6695343787 | farce | 19 | ||
| 6695343788 | figurative language | 20 | ||
| 6695346648 | flashback | 21 | ||
| 6695346649 | foil | 22 | ||
| 6695346650 | foreshadowing | 23 | ||
| 6695346651 | genre | 24 | ||
| 6695346652 | hyperbole | 25 | ||
| 6695348661 | imagery | 26 | ||
| 6695348662 | irony | 27 | ||
| 6695348663 | juxtaposition | 28 | ||
| 6695348722 | metonymy | 29 | ||
| 6695351438 | mood | 30 | ||
| 6695351439 | motif | 31 | ||
| 6695351440 | narrative | 32 | ||
| 6695351640 | oxymoron | 33 |