AP Literature Flashcards

5046385479	Apostrophe	When a character breaks from normal flow of the story Ex.	0
5046390134	Allusion	Reference to history, historical figures, religious texts, art, or other literary work Ex. That'll do donkey	1
5046402299	Literal Imagery	Actual physical attributes	2
5046402300	Figurative Imagery	Imagery used to convey an abstract feeling or idea Ex. First grade poem	3
5046416147	Motif	Repeated element in a work of art Ex. Hamlet - Death in the afterlife	4
5046425134	Foreshadowing	Introducing narrative material that prepares the reader for future events	5
5046435423	Flashback	A scene that interrupts the narrative to depict an earlier event Ex. Lost	6
5046445688	Tone	The emotional state of the narrator, the speaker, or the writer	7
5046456532	Setting	Chronological, societal, emotional, sensual	8
5046495080	Atmosphere	The feeling, emotion, or mood a writer conveys to the reader through description of setting and objects	9
5199884019	Deus ex Machina	An unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation	10
5229309776	Polysyndeton	And, and, and	11
5229309777	Ode	lyric poem, magical	12
5257804635	Epistolary	Story told through a series of letters	13
5257824755	Frame story	When a piece of writing has an outer story, from which the main story is told. Normally the story in the center thematically ties to the frame story	14