AP English Literature Week 8 Flashcards

4235809865	Simile	A comparison of two unlike things using the words as, like or than	0
4235822260	Soliloquy	A speech spoken by a character alone on stage, meant to convey the characters thoughts	1
4235826772	Stanza	A group of line in poetry, similar to the function of a paragraph in prose	2
4235831085	Stock Character	Standard of clichéd character types: the drunk, the miser, the foolish girl, etc	3
4235836439	Stream of Consciousness	This method of narration is similar to first person, however the author places the reader inside the main characters head and makes the reader aware of their thoughts as they happen	4
4235839941	Subjectivity	Uses the interior or personal view of a single observer and is influenced by the observers emotions	5
4235848890	Suggest	To imply, under, or indicate. It goes hand in hand with implicit	6
4235852997	Summary	A simple retelling of what you've just read	7
4235857955	Suspension of Disbelief	The demand made on the audience to accept fantastical occurrences in a work of literature	8
4235866036	Symbolism	A device in literature where an object represents an idea	9
4235869676	Syntax	The ordering and structure of words in a sentence	10
4235873096	Technique	The methods and tools an author uses in their writing	11