AP Literature Flashcards

5545056368	Fiction	Stories that are not entirely factual, but at least partially shaped, made up, imagined.	0
5545056369	Fabel	Brief story that sets forth some pointed statement of truth	1
5545056370	Moral	Message or sometimes stated at the end	2
5545056371	Aphorism	A short observation that contains a general truth. Brief sentence or phrase that expresses an opinion or makes a statement of wisdom	3
5545056372	Parable	Brief narrative that teachers a moral, it's plot is plausibly realistic and main characters are human rather than anthropomorphized animals or natural forces	4
5545056373	Anthropomorphism	Attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object	5
5545056374	Tale	Tends to be less complicated and closely detailed than a short story	6
5545056375	Dramatic Situation	A person involved in some conflict	7
5545056376	Exposition	Opening portion that sets the scene, introduces main characters, what happened before the story, and provides any other background info that a reader needs in order to understand	8
5545056377	Protagonist	Like a hero	9
5545056378	Antagonist	Opposes a protagonist (villian)	10
5545056379	Denouement/Resolution	Conclusion	11
5545056380	En Media Res	Latin, the midst of things	12
5545056381	Flashback	A scene relived in a characters memory	13
5545056382	Epiphany	Moment of insight, discovery, or revelation by which characters life or view of life, is greatly altered	14
5545056383	Story of initiation	A character initiated into experience or maturity	15
5545056384	Tetralogy	A group of four related literary works	16
5545056385	Plotting	Pattern of actions events situations organized by the author to create a certain effect or affect on the reader	17
5545056386	Editorial omniscience	Third person narration that adds comments, judges, and interjects opinion	18
5545056387	Impartial omniscience	Presents thoughts and actions of character without comments or judging	19
5545056388	Limited/Selective Omniscience	When a non-participating narrator these events through a character's eyes weather in major or minor character the resulting point of view. The author decides which character to see through	20
5545056389	Stock character	Often known by some outstanding trait or traits. They require little detailed portraiture for we already know them well	21
5545056390	Flat character	Has only one of the new trailer features a few distinguishing marks	22
5545056391	Round character	The author portrays them in greater depth and in more generous detail	23
5545056392	Static character	Character that is not changed	24
5545056393	Dynamic character	Changing character	25
5545056394	Setting	Time and place in which a story takes place	26
5545056395	Locale	Simply the where of a story	27
5545056396	Naturalism	Is a fiction of grim realism. Style of theory of reputation based on the accurate depiction of detail. Seeing something bigger than it really is	28
5545056397	Tone	The authors attitude	29
5545056398	Style	Individual traits or characteristics of a piece of writing	30
5545056399	Diction	A mode of expression, trait of character, diction, imagery, pattern of sound, figures of speech etc.	31
5545056400	Minimalism	Writing a laid-back unemotional tone	32
5545056401	Reduction	Not present in the book. Seems to give nothing but facts drawn from ordinary life	33
5545056402	Verbal irony	Understanding speakers meaning to be far from the usual meaning of words sarcasm	34
5545056403	Sarcasm	When iron is found in a somewhat sour statement tinged with mockery	35
5545056404	Cosmic irony/ irony of fate	An obvious prank of fate	36
5545081161	Olfactory	Smell	37
5545081162	Gustatory	Taste	38
5545081163	Tactile	Touch	39
5545081164	Kinesthetic	Physical	40