AP Literature Terms Flashcards
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| 6617025492 | anaphora | the regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of two or more successive phrases or clauses. |  | 0 |
| 6617025493 | chiasmus | a reversal in the word order of words in two otherwise parallel sentences |  | 1 |
| 6617025494 | apostrophe | the direct address to an absent or dead person, or to an object, quality, or idea. |  | 2 |
| 6617025497 | metonymy | the substitution of one term for another that is generally associated with it. (ex. the crown declared that the man would be executed.) |  | 3 |
| 6617025498 | synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole (ex. all hands on deck) |  | 4 |
| 6617025500 | paradox | a statement or expression so surprisingly self-contradictory but ends up being true on some level |  | 5 |
| 6617025501 | parallelism | the use of similar grammatical structures or word order. |  | 6 |
| 6617025505 | pun | a witty word-play which reveals that words with different meanings have similar or even identical sounds |  | 7 |
| 6617025506 | satire | writing that ridicules or holds up to contempt the faults of individuals or groups |  | 8 |
| 6617025507 | polysyndeton | the repetition of conjunctions in a sentence |  | 9 |
| 6617025508 | asyndeton | the omission of conjunctions in a sentence |  | 10 |
| 6617025509 | archetype | a symbol found in many cultures |  | 11 |
| 6617025510 | dramatic irony | a situation where the audience knows something that the characters on stage are not aware of |  | 12 |
| 6617025511 | allusion | a reference to a piece of literature, character, historical figure that the author assumes the reader will recognize |  | 13 |
| 6617025514 | didactic | having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing |  | 14 |
| 6617025515 | flat (static) character | a character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story |  | 15 |
| 6617025516 | dynamic (round) character | a character who undergoes a change or transformation in the course of a story | 16 | |
| 6617025517 | exposition | the beginning portion of Freytag's pyramid where the background information, characters and setting are introduced |  | 17 |
| 6617025520 | denouement (catastrophe) | The final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work or the outcome of a complicated sequence of events |  | 18 |
| 6617025521 | omniscient narrator | a narrator who is able to know, see, and tell all, including the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters |  | 19 |
| 6617025522 | theme | Central idea of a work of literature |  | 20 |
| 6617025523 | tone | A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels. |  | 21 |
| 6617025524 | deus ex machina | an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, especially as a contrived plot device in a play or novel |  | 22 |