AP Literature Vocabulary Terms Flashcards

5981922817	Abstractions	An abstract or general idea or term Ex. Construction= Building things like houses buildings, etc.	0
5981926387	Allegory	A symbolic narrative Ex. The book, Animal Farm boy George Orwell	1
5981929345	Analysis of a Process	Conveys how a change takes place through stages Ex. How to lose weight and the steps to do so	2
5981932492	Anapest	A foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitive meter, and two unstressed in a accentual meter Ex. The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold	3
5981937108	Anaphora	Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences Ex. Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better	4
5981943482	Anecdotal Narrative	An interesting or emotional story. It can stand along on its own or help to demonstrate a broader point or idea Ex. An emotional story at the start of a powerful speech	5
5981947906	Antecedent	A situation or event that occurred before Ex. A car chase in a movie leads to a dramatic crash	6
5981952768	Apostrophe	Addresses an imaginary character Ex. "The star" in Twinkle Twinkle Little Star	7
5981954898	Ballad Meter	The meter common in English ballads consisting chiefly of iambic lines of 7 accents each arranged in rhymes and usually printed as the 4 line ballad stanza Ex. William Shakespeare's poems	8
5981964426	Biblical Allusion	A reference to the bible Ex. John 3:16	9
5981967016	Blank Verse	An unrhymed verse having a regular meter Ex. But woe is me, you are sick of late so far from cheer and from your former state -Hamlet	10
5981971289	Categorical Assertation	A statement presented with no modality Ex. London is the capital of England	11
5981974857	Cause and Effect Analysis	A method leading to the listing of all possible reasons and outcomes associated with a particular problem or situation Ex. Cause: Study for a test, Effect: Make a good grade	12
5981979499	Celebratory Ode	A formal, ceremonial poem Ex. The first lady gave a celebratory ode to her husband at the ball	13
5981982830	Classification and Comparison	Organizing similarities of information Ex. Venn Diagram	14
5981987583	Complex Structure	Sentences that have both simple and compound elements Ex.Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave.	15
5981997240	Conclusive Logic	Definite reasoning or proof to end a debate Ex. Both parties gave their conclusive logic at the end of the debate	16
5982000485	Couplet	Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme that form a unit Ex. Singing he was, or fluting all the day; He was as fresh as in the month of may	17
5982003826	Dactyl	A metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by two unaccented Ex. Half a league, half a league	18
5982008518	Diction	Style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer Ex. Dialect	19