AP Literature Terms #34-66 Flashcards

3758313376	Comic Relief	A humorous character, scene, or tool that provides a relief from stress.	0
3758315238	Conceit	An extended metaphor with complex logic that governs the entire piece.	1
3758318733	Connotation	An idea or feeling that a word may invoke.	2
3758319576	Consonance	Agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.	3
3758320622	Couplet	A pair of metered lines in poetry.	4
3758322040	Denotation	The literal meaning of a word.	5
3758323120	Denouement	The final part to a literary piece; a resolution.	6
3758325954	Dialect	The language used by the people of a specific area.	7
3758326991	Diction	The choice of words in a literary piece.	8
3758328065	Didactic	Relating to imparting morals or teaching a person.	9
3758331428	Digression	A temporary departure from the main subject in speech and writing.	10
3758332856	Dramatic Irony	A point in time when the audience knows something that the characters in a play do not know.	11
3758335666	Elegy	A poem of serious reflection, normally used to lament for the dead.	12
3758336202	Ellipsis	A literary device used in narratives to omit some parts of a sentence or event.	13
3758337839	Enjambment	The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.	14
3758339662	Ennui	A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.	15
3758340716	Epic	A long narrative poem written in elevated style which a legendary hero performs amazing, valorous deeds.	16
3758343084	Epigraph	A short quote or saying at the beginning of a book which generally suggests a certain theme.	17
3758343646	Epiphany	A moment when a character gains complete and total realization of a certain set of events or ideas.	18
3758345776	Euphemism	An indirect saying used to replace a harsh or blunt phrase.	19
3758348918	Euphony	The quality of being pleasing to the ear.	20
3758349471	Exposition	The introduction and initial setting at the start of a story.	21
3758351609	Extended Metaphor	The comparison between two unlike things that continue throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem.	22
3758352582	Farce	A comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically include crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations.	23
3758353208	Flashback	A scene in a literary piece in which the plot recalls an point in time earlier than the main story.	24
3758354155	Flat Character	A character that remains the same from the beginning to the end of a narrative.	25
3758354926	Foil	A character that serves to highlight attributes of another character, such as the protagonist.	26
3758356680	Foot	In poetry, a combination of a stressed and unstressed syllable.	27
3758358144	Foreshadowing	A warning or a suggestion of a future event.	28
3758359440	Free Verse	Poetry without a regular rhyme or meter.	29
3758360444	Genre	A category of literary composition usually determined by literary technique, tone, or content.	30
3758362361	Grotesque	A character or literary invention used to invoke both empathy and disgust.	31
3758365701	Hamartia	A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of the tragic hero or heroine.	32