AP Literature Flashcards

4272090611	allegory	A narrative or description having a second or symbolic meaning beneath the surface one	0
4272093821	allusion	a reference, explicit or implicit, to something in previous literature or history	1
4272099248	anecdote	a short account of an interesting or humorous incident	2
4272101175	artistic unity	that condition of a successful literary work whereby all its elements work together for the achievement of its central purpose	3
4272105444	cacophony	a harsh; discordant, unpleasant-sounding choice arrangement of sounds	4
4272116638	euphony	a smooth, pleasant-sounding choice and arrangement of sounds	5
4272127736	genre	a type or class, as poetry, drama, etc	6
4272129425	imagery	the representation through language of sensory experience	7
4272131197	mood	the pervading impression of a work	8
4272139123	moral	a rule of conduct or maxim for living expressed or implied as the "point" of a literary work	9
4272155447	prose	non-metrical language; the opposite of verse	10
4272156822	theme	the main idea, or message, of a literary work. Themes often explore timeless and universal ideas and may be implied rather than stated explicity	11
4272163719	tone	the writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject, the audience, or herself or himself; the emotional coloring, or emotional meaning, of a work	12
4272193826	topic	the subject matter or area of a literary work. Not to be confused with theme	13
4272196171	setting	the context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs	14
4272198149	symbol	something that means more than what it is; an object, person, situation, or action that in addition to its literal meaning suggests other meanings as well, a figure of speech which may be read both literally and figuratively	15
4272215296	verse	metrical language; the opposite of prose	16
4272216831	voice	the distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or a character in a book	17
4272221446	antagonist	character in a story or poem who opposes the main character (protagonist) sometimes the antagonist is an animal, an idea, or a thing	18
4272241157	character	any of the persons involved in a story or pay ; the distinguishing moral qualities and personal traits of a character	19
4272248126	characterization	the process of conveying information about characters	20
4272250186	deuteragonist	the second most important character, after the protagonist, often a foil or eventual antagonist	21
4272253798	direct presentation of character	a method of characterization in which the author, exposition or analysis, tells us directly what a character is like , or has someone	22