AP Literature Key Terms Flashcards

2915478172	Abstraction	An abstraction uses a broad term that paints different pictures in each person's mind: "Shes beautiful," instead of telling us what the artists sees, leaving the appearance ambiguous.	0
2915492545	Allegory	A story illustrating an ideal or a moral principle in which objects take on symbolic meanings. Example Wall-E - An allegory to save the Earth.	1
2915511382	Alliteration	Used for poetic affect, a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group. Example, Good as gold; the first and last word start with the same consonant.	2
2915535254	Allusion	A reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work. "He was a real Romeo with the ladies." Romeo was a character in Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, and was very romantic in expressing his love for Juliet.	3
2915548212	Ambiguity	A statement which can contain two or more meanings. A good life depends on a liver - Liver may be an organ or simply a living person	4
2915570255	Anachronism	Is derived from a Greek word anachronus which means "against time". Therefore is an error of chronology or timeline in a literary piece. The 1998 movie Titanic employs anachronism when the central character, Jack, mentions his activity of ice-fishing on Wissota, a lake near Chippewa Falls, in Wisconsin, U.S.A. The lake is manmade and was created about 5 years after the Titanic tragedy took place.	5
2915591900	Analogy	A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification. I feel like a fish out of water. This implies that you are not comfortable in your surroundings.	6
2915611050	Anaphora	A rhetorical device that consist on repeating a sequence of words at the beginning of neighboring clauses, thereby leading them emphasis. " I have a dream" speech	7
2915626267	Anecdote	A very short tale told by a character in a literary work. High school students go around the classroom telling their favorite memories from elementary school.	8
2915636119	Antagonist	A person of force which opposes the protagonist in a literary work. The manager in heart of darkness.	9