AP Literature Flashcards

7330497685	Figures of Speech	A word thats not described in its literal sense.	0
7330497686	Alliteration	Repeating the beginning sound of a word.	1
7330497687	Apostrophe	A punctuation mark that shows possession.	2
7330497688	Assonance	The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.	3
7330497689	Cacophony	A mixture of unpleasant sounds, often at loud volumes.	4
7330497690	Cliche	An overused expression or idea	5
7330497691	Hyperbole	An exaggeration used to make a point, not meant to be taken literally.	6
7330497692	Mixed Metaphor	A combination of metaphors that don't make sense.	7
7330497693	Metonymy	A word or phrase that's used in place of another word.	8
7330497694	Onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the natural sound of thins. For example saying buzz or zoom to describe something for dramatic effect.	9
7330497695	Oxymoron	A combination of contradictory words that work together.	10
7330497696	Paradox	A paradox is a statement that seems crazy or contradictory but actually makes sense.	11
7330497697	Personification	the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea	12
7330497698	rhetorical question	A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.	13
7330497699	simile (n)	Comparing things using like or as	14
7330497700	synaesthesia	When one sensation triggers another	15
7330497701	Synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa	16
7330497702	point of view	The perspective from which a story is told	17
7330497703	First person narration	The story is told from the point of view of a character in the story	18
7330497704	Third person narration	Someone outside the story is telling it	19
7330497705	Omniscient Narration	An all knowing point of view.	20
7330497706	Limited Omniscient Narrator	The narrator knows the thoughts and actions of only one character.	21
7330497707	free indirect discourse	Uses both first and third person narration	22
7330497708	Antithesis	Direct opposite	23
7330497709	Allusion	an indirect reference	24
7330497710	Foreshadowing	a warning or indication of a future event	25
7340712403	objective narrator	Style in which the narrator reports neutrally on the outward behavior of the characters but offers no interpretation of their actions or inner states	26
7374914910	Unreliable Narrator	A narrator who's credibility has been comprimised	27
7374943023	Stream-of-consciousness Narration	The writer expresses a character's thoughts and feelings as a chaotic stream, with no apparent order or logic. The text is held together through psychological association and realistic characterization.	28
7374949607	Conflict	A struggle between opposing forces	29
7374968161	rising action	events leading up to the problem climax or conflict	30
7374977681	CLIMAX	The highest part of a story or event. In literature, it is defined by a change that is experienced by the lead characte	31
7374985825	Falling action	the events leading to the solving of a problem	32
7374999787	Resolution	A solution to a problem	33
7375006664	Setting	Where and when a story takes place (Example: at the beach during the warm day)	34
7375017194	Mentor	A person or friend who guides a less experienced person by building trust and modeling positive behaviors.	35
7375026176	Confidant/Confidante	Someone in whom the central character confides, thus revealing the main character's personality, thoughts, and intentions. The confidante does not need to be a person.	36
7375034375	foil	A character that is used to enhance another character through contrast or opposition. For example: Cinderella's grace and beauty compared to her nasty, self-centred stepsisters.	37
7375051336	Round Character	A well developed character who demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits. Round characters are usually dynamic (change in some way over the course of a story).	38
7375056967	Flat Character	A character who reveals only one, maybe two, personality traits in a story or novel, and the trait(s) do not change. Events in the story do not alter this character's outlook, personality, motivation, perception, habits, etc.	39
7375061980	Dynamic Character	A character who changes during the course of a story or novel. The change in outlook or character is permanent. Sometimes a dynamic character is called a developing character.	40
7375066640	Stock Character	A special kind of flat character who is instantly recognisable to most readers. A stock character is often stereotypical. They are not the focus of the story and they are not developed in the story.	41
7375072385	Protagonist	The leading character in the text. Often the good character sometimes the victim.	42
7375076176	Antagonist	A character who antagonizes the other characters..he/she is not nice at all.	43
7375087232	Hero	main character; model of courage; reflects society's values for the culture/time they are from	44
7375094295	Direct Characterization	when the author TELLS the reader what the personality of the character is	45
7375097729	Indirect Characterization	when the author SHOWS things that reveal the personality of the character	46
7375102728	Characterization	the process by which an author reveals the personality of a character	47
7375116664	Imagery	words that describe and appeal to the five senses that evoke an emotion	48
7375126521	Irony	something that happens which is opposite of what is expected	49
7375131425	Symbolism	a person, place, or object that represents something beyond itself	50
7377792007	Verbal Irony	An expression or statement where the meaning of the words used id the opposite of their sense.	51
7377818766	Situational Irony	where an action done by a character is the opposite of what was meant to be expected.	52
7377822495	Dramatic Irony	the audience of a play knows something that the main character does not. Dramatic irony is a big bundle of miscommunication, manufactured by a character or circumstance clandestine to another character, and revealed to the audience.	53
7377828007	Motif	A recurring structure, contrast, or other device that develops or informs a work's major themes, or may be a recurrent idea, phrase, or emotion.	54
7377842724	Theme	A fundamental and universal idea explored in a literary work.	55
7377852932	Thesis	The central argument that an author makes in a work. Can be in works of fiction as well.	56
7377858613	Tone	A manner of expression.	57
7386025528	Thematic Meaning	Theme (message of a story)	58