Ap Literature Flashcards

2997911928	Noun	Person, place, or thing	0
2997911929	Dependent clause	A clause that does not stand alone and relies on the independent	1
2997911930	Pronoun	A word used in place of a noun	2
2997911931	Verb	A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence	3
2997911932	Adjective	A word that modified or describes a noun	4
2997911933	Adverb	A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb (ly)	5
2997911934	Preposition	A word governing a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause	6
2997911935	Conjunction	A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause	7
2997911936	Interjection	An abrupt remark made especially as an aside or interruption	8
2997911937	Phrase	A small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause	9
2997911938	Independent clause	Is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought	10
2997911939	Setting	A place or type of surrounding where something is positioned or where an event takes place	11
2997911940	Kennings	A compound expression in old English and old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning	12
2997911941	Soliloquy	An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers	13
2997911942	Foil	Prevent	14
2997911943	Tragic hero	A great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat	15
2997911944	Internal conflict	Mental struggle arising from opposing demands or impulses	16
2997911945	External conflict	Struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character	17
2997911946	Dynamic character	Is a character who changes throughout the course of a story as a result of the conflicts they encounter on their journey	18
2997911947	Static character	A character that does not grow or develop	19
2997911948	Theme	Is the central topic of a text	20
2997911949	Doubling	Is a literary device that is used to compare or contrast the familiar with the strange	21
2997911950	Diction	Is the choice of words and style of expression that an author makes and uses in a work of literature	22
2997911951	Romanticism	A movement in literature that stressed personal emotion, free play of the imagination, and freedom from rules of form	23
2997911952	Byronic hero	Is an antihero of the highest order is typically rebellious, arrogant, anti-social or in exile, and darkly, enticingly romantic	24
2997911953	Allegory	Is a figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figure and events	25
2997911954	Foreshadowing	Be a warning or indication of a future event	26
2997911955	Irony	The expression of ones meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite	27
2997911956	Verbal irony	Words have the opposite meaning then the literal meaning	28
2997911957	Situational irony	Actions have the opposite effect then what was intended	29
2997911958	Dramatic irony	That is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the character	30
2997911959	Allusion	An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly	31
2997911960	Alliteration	The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words	32
2997911961	Hyperbole	Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally	33
2997911962	Apostrophe	A punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers	34
2997911963	Cliche	Refers to an expression that has been overused to the extent that it loses its original meaning or novelty	35
2997911964	Denouement	The final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved	36
2997911965	Didactic	Emphasizes the idea that different forms of art and literature ought to convey information and instruction along with pleasure and entertainment	37
2997911966	Empathy	The imaginative projection onto another's feelings	38
2997911967	Malapropism	Is the act of using an incorrect word in place of one that is similar in pronunciation	39
2997911968	Oxymoron	Is when two contradictory words are used together in one phrase	40
2997911969	Parallelism	Refers to using elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter	41
2997911970	Pathos	Means persuading by appealing to the readers emotion	42
2997911971	Realism	A real portrayal of life	43
2997911972	Rhetorical question	Is a question that you ask without expecting an answer	44
2997911973	Satire	Is a literary device used to create change through the use of sarcasm, humor and ridicule	45
2997911974	Understatement	A writer or speaker attributes less importance or conveys less passion than the subject would seem to demand	46
2997911975	Rhymed couplet	Is two line of the same length, that rhyme and complete one thought	47
2997911976	Blank verse	Is a poem with no rhyme but does have iambic pentameter	48
2997911977	Rhymed lambic pentameter	In a line of poetry	49
2997911978	Rhymed triplet	Is a rather rare stanza form in poetry and I basically three lines that rhyme	50
2997911979	Meter (poetry)	Is a basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse	51
2997911980	Figurative language	Is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation	52
2997911981	Simile	Comparison using like or as	53
2997911982	Metaphor	Comparison not using like or as	54
2997911983	Personification	The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form	55
2997911984	Narrative distance	Is the distance between the narrator and other elements of fictional world, such as the story's characters , setting, and events	56
2997911985	Tone	Shows the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work	57
2997911986	Imagery	Consists of descriptive sensory language	58
2997911987	Devices of sounds	Are resources used by poets to convey and reinforce the meaning or experience of poetry through the skillful use sound	59
2997911988	Resources of language	A general phrase for the linguistic devices or techniques that a writer can use	60
2997911989	Rhetorical strategy	The management of language for a specific effect; the planned placing of elements to achieve an effect	61
2997911990	Syntax	Is the way words and phrases are arranged to make a complete sentence	62
2997911991	Narrative techniques	The method involved in telling a story; the procedures used by a writer of stories or accounts	63
2997911992	Attitude	The disposition toward or opinion of a subject by a speaker, author, or character	64
2997911993	Structure	The arrangement of materials within a work ; the relationship of the parts of a work to the whole; the logical divisions of a work	65
2997911994	Symbol	Something that is simultaneously itself and something else	66
2997911995	Style	The mode of expression in language; the characteristic manner of expression of an author	67
2997911996	Rhetorical techniques	The devices used in effective or persuasive language	68
2997911997	Point of Veiw	The position of the narrator in relation of the story	69
2997911998	Omniscient point of view	When a narrator has knowledge of all the characters feelings thoughts and is in third person	70
2997911999	Details	The individual items or parts that make up a larger picture or story	71