AP Literature Literary Terms Flashcards

4813911074	Plot	Describes the events that make up a story or main part of a story.	0
4813915938	Character	A person or thing that undergoes an important inner change, as in a change of personality or attitude.	1
4813920389	Conflict	An element that involves a struggle between 2 opposing forces; usually a protagonist and antagonist.	2
4813925746	Setting	The time and place in which the story takes place.	3
4813928343	Theme	A main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work; may be indirect or direct.	4
4813931729	Moral	A message conveyed or a lesson learned from a story, poem, or an event.	5
4813937353	Tone	An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience --> choice of words (diction) or POV.	6
4813941738	Mood	Evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.	7
4813945117	Dramatic Irony	A form of irony that is expressed through a work's structure --> the audience is aware of the situation, but the characters are unaware.	8
4813954753	Situational Irony (a.k.a Irony)	Occurs when incongruity appears between expectations and what actually happens instead; assumptions vs. an opposite effect that occurs.	9
4813964052	Literal Language	Use of words solely defined by their defined or primary meanings --> Figures of Speech.	10
4813970666	Figurative Language	A language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.	11
4813974201	Old English	An Anglo-Saxon language; the foundation of the Modern English and was introduced during 450-1200 A.D. Anglo-Saxon period. Old English had Germanic and Scandinavian roots.	12
4813985986	Middle English	Used during a time (1100-1150 A.D.) during when the English language was beginning to take on its identity. It's a combination of Old English and Norman French.	13
4813999699	Modern English	The English language since about 1500 A.D. to the present. It is also called New English.	14