AP Literature Terms Flashcards

6680085878	Metonymy	substituting something closely related to a word with that word itself	0
6680092457	Meter	the rhythm of a poetry piece, determined by the number of syllables in a line as well as the number and placement of accents in that line	1
6680113690	Synecdoche	substituting a part of the whole for the whole itself	2
6680116680	Syntax	the arrangement of words and phrases by an author	3
6680125293	Prose	a type of literature that isn't written using regular rhythm including novels, novellas, short stories, essays, and plays	4
6680133518	Tragedy	drama that shows the dark aspects of human existence through nature, or personal flaws(usually involves a struggle against the darkness which is usually defeated in the end)	5
6680149334	Diction	an author's choice and utilization of words within a text	6
6680152561	Enjambment	continuation of a thought or close from one line of poetry into another	7
6680156060	Foil	a character within a story who is contradictory to another character(this character helps to make the intentions or attributes of their latter more distinctive)	8
6680185612	Denotation	the formal/official meaning of a word that is separate from any other associations or acquired meanings	9
6680193683	Allusion	a brief reference to a historical or literary figure, object, or event	10
6680196514	Caesura	a break or pause in a line of poetry	11
6680203353	Person vs. Person	a type of conflict in which the character struggles against the actions or will of another character	12
6680207880	Assonance	the use of the same or similar vowel sounds within the stressed syllables of closely placed words, ending with different consonant sounds	13
6680226073	Connotation	any sort of meaning conveyed by a word(whether it is social or emotional) that is in addition to that word's official meaning	14