AP Literature Set 2 Flashcards

4129018170	Ambiguity	quality of being intentionally unclear. Can be interpreted in more than one way.	0
4129018799	Anecdote	a short and often personal story used to emphasize a point to develop a character or a theme or to inject humor	1
4129019847	aphorism	a terse statement that expresses a general truth or moral principle. Considered as a folk proverb	2
4129020571	Cacophony	harsh, discordant sounds, unpleasant to the ear. Used by poets for effect	3
4129021489	conventional character	a character with traits that are expected or traditional.	4
4129021815	deus ex macina	When god intervenes at a story's end to resolve a seemingly impossible conflict. Refers to an unlikely or improbable coincidence; a cop-out ending	5
4129023403	distortion	an exaggeration or stretching of the truth to achieve a desired effect	6
4129024075	epigraph	a brief quotation found at the beginning of a literary work, reflective of theme	7
4129024446	epiphany	a sudden flash of insight. A startling discovery and/or appearance; a dramatic realization	8
4129025521	epistolary novel	a novel in letter form written by one or more of the characters. use this technique to present varying first person points of view and does not need a narrator	9
4129027102	euphemism	substitution of an inoffensive word or phrase for another that would be harsh, offensive, or embarrassing. Makes something sound better tan it is but is usually more wordy than the original	10
4129027751	farce	a kind of comedy that depends on exaggerated or improbable situations, physical disasters, and sexual innuendo to amuse the audience	11
4129034705	first person	a character in the story tells the story, using the pronoun I.	12
4129038184	flat character	a simple, one-dimensional character who remains the same, and about whom little or nothing is revealed throughout the course of the work.	13
4129042690	foil	a character whose contrasting personal characters draw attention to enhance, or contrast with those of the main character. By displaying opposite traits, emphasizes certain aspects of another character.	14
4129043987	hubris	insolence, arrogance or pride	15
4129044494	hyperbole	an extreme exaggeration for literary effect that is not meant to be interpreted literally	16
4129045537	interior monologue	a literary technique used in poetry and prose that reveals a character's unspoken thoughts and feelings. May be presented directly by the character, or through a narrator.	17
4129046848	onomatopoeia	words that imitate sounds	18
4129046849	parable	a short story illustrating a moral or religious lesson	19
4129047480	pathos	quality of literary work or passage which appeals to the reader's or viewer's emotions, especially pity, compassion and sympathy	20
4129048321	stream of consciousness	a form of writing which replicates the way the human mind works. Ideas are presented in random order; thoughts are often unfinished	21
4129049080	tragic flaw	traditionally, a defect in a hero or heroine that leads to his or her downfall	22
4129049600	transition/segue	to get from one portion of a poem or story to another. It is a way of smoothly connecting different parts of a work.	23
4136598170	foreshadowing	hints at what is to come	24