AP Literature and Composition

AP Literature and Composition_Vocab Flashcards

7284924615	Alliteration	Repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words	0
7284924616	Allusion	Brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictitious, or to a work of art	1
7284924617	Anapest	A metrical foot in a line of a poem that contains three syllables wherein the first two syllables are short and unstressed followed by a third syllable that is long and stressed as given in this line "I must finish my journey alone."	2
7284924618	Apostrophe	When an absent person, an abstract concept, or an important object is directly addressed	3
7284924619	Assonance	Repetition of vowel sounds but not consonant sounds	4
7284924620	Ballad	Type of poetry or verse which was basically used in dance songs in ancient France	5
7284924621	Blank Verse	Un-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter	6
7284924622	Bildungsroman	Special kind of novel that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of its main character from his or her youth to adulthood	7
7284924623	Caesura	Natural pause or break	8
7284924624	Colloquialism	Use of informal words, phrases, or even slang in a piece of writing	9
7284924625	Conceit	A figure of speech in which two vastly different objects are likened together with the help of similes or metaphors// more shocking and surprising than conventional similes and metaphors	10
7284924626	Connotation	Implied meaning of a word (like poetic meaning, not literal)	11
7284924627	Consonance	Repetition of consonant sounds	12
7284924628	Convention	A traditional or common style often used in literature to create a particular effect	13
7284924629	Couplet	A literary device which can be defined as having two successive rhyming lines in a verse and has the same meter to form a complete thought	14
7284924630	Dactyl	A metrical foot, or a beat in a line, containing three syllable in which first one is accented followed by second and third unaccounted syllables	15
7284924631	Denotation	Literal meaning of a word	16
7284924632	Diction	Choice of language used by the speaker or writer	17
7284924633	Didactic	Literary texts which are overloaded with informative or realistic matter and are marked by the omission of graceful and pleasing details// often referred as ostentatiously dull and erudite	18
7284924634	Dramatic Monologue	Character speaks to the silent listener// theatrical qualities	19
7284924635	Dramatic Poem	Any drama that is written in verse that is meant to be recited; usually tells a story or refers to a situation	20
7284924636	Elegy	Form of literature which can be defined as a poem or song in the form of elegiac couplets, written in honor of someone deceased// typically laments or mourns the death of the individual	21
7284924637	Epiphany	Moment in story where a character achieves realization	22
7284924638	Explication	Technique in criticism and research used for a close analysis of an excerpt or text taken from a lengthy piece of work// commentary of the literary work	23
7284924639	Figurative Language	Uses figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful	24
7284924640	Foil	A character that contrasts second character that highlights certain qualities of that first character	25
7284924641	Foot	Measuring unit in poetry	26
7284924642	Formulaic	Literature in which the storylines and plots have been reused to the extent that the narratives are predictable	27
7284924643	Free Verse	Poetry that is free from limitations of a regular meter or rhythm and does not rhyme with fixed forms	28
7284924644	Hubris	Extreme pride and arrogance shown by a character that ultimately brings about his downfall	29
7284924645	Hyperbole	An exaggeration or overstatement	30
7284924646	Iamb	Defined as a foot containing unaccented and short syllables followed by a long and accented syllable in a single line of a poem	31
7284924647	Iambic Pentameter	A beat or foot that uses 10 syllables in each line; stressed followed by unstressed	32
7284924648	Imagery	Language that evokes one or all of the five senses	33
7284924649	Internal Rhyme	Rhyming within a line	34
7284924650	Intrusive Narrator	Often involves a first-person voice which directly addresses the reader and is a device closely associated with the realist novelists of the 19th c.	35
7284924651	Irony	Implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant - Three kinds: Verbal irony- when author says one thing and means something else; Dramatic irony- when an audience perceives something that a character int he literature does not know; Irony of situation- discrepancy between the expected result and actual results	36
7284924652	Leitmotif	Often repeated word, phrase, image, or theme in a literary work	37
7284924653	Literal	"It means exactly this...."	38
7284924654	Litotes	Figure of speech which employs an understatement by using double negatives or, in other words, positive statement is expressed by negating its opposite expressions // "not too bad" for "very good	39
7284924655	Lyric	Collection of verses and choruses, making up a complete song, or a short and non-narrative poem// uses single speaker to express emotions and thoughts	40
7284924656	Metaphor	The comparison of two unlike things	41
7284924657	Meter	Stressed and unstressed syllabic patterns in a verse or within the lines of a poem	42
7284924658	Metonymy/Synecdoche	Substituting a word for another closely associated with it	43
7284924659	Monologue	Verbal presentation that a single character presents in order to express his thoughts and ideas aloud	44
7284924660	Mood	Emotional attitude the author takes towards his subject	45
7284924661	Motif	Recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work	46
7284924662	Narrative Poem	Poetry that tells a story, often making the voices of a narrator and characters as well	47
7284924663	Narrator	Person who tells a story	48
7284924664	Octave	Verse form that contains eight lines, which usually appear in an iambic pentameter	49
7284924665	Ode	Form of poetry such as sonnet or elegy// literary technique that is lyrical in nature, but not very lengthy	50
7284924666	Onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents	51
7284924667	Oxymoron	Putting two contradictory words together	52
7284924668	Parable	A type of analogy; is a succinct, didactic story that illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles	53
7284924669	Paradox	Reveals a kind of truth which at first seems contradictory	54
7284924670	Paraphrase	To shorten a piece of literature in one's own words	55
7284924671	Parody	A remake of something in a humorous, satirical, or inspiring light	56
7284924672	Pathos	Appeal to emotion	57
7284924673	Persona	Mask of an actor	58
7284924674	Personification	Giving human qualities to animals or objects	59
7284924675	Prosody	Study of meter, intonation, and rhythm of a poetic work	60
7284924676	Pun	Usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound	61
7284924677	Quatrain	A verse with four lines, or even a full poem contains four lines, having an independent and separate theme// often consists alternating rhyme	62
7284924678	Refrain	A verse, a line, a set, or a group of lines that appears at the end of stanza, or appears where a poem divides into different sections// repeats	63
7284924679	Rhyme	Pattern of words that contain similar sounds	64
7284924680	Rhyme Scheme	Rhymed words at the ends of lines	65
7284924681	Rhythm	A movement with uniform recurrence of a beat or accent	66
7284924682	Satire	Used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack	67
7284924683	Scansion	Divide the poetry or a poetic form into feet by pointing out different syllables based on their lengths	68
7284924684	Sestet	Refers to a poem of six lines	69
7284924685	Soliloquy	Popular literary device often used in drama to reveal the innermost thoughts of a character	70
7284924686	Sonnet	A small or little song or lyric// 14 lines in poetry with 10 syllables in each line	71
7284924687	Spondee	A beat in a poetic line which consists of two accented syllables or DUM-DUM stress pattern	72
7284924688	Stanza	Unified group of lines in poetry	73
7284924689	Stress	The word given the accent in poetry or literature	74
7284924690	Style	Way a writer writes or technique an individual author utilizes in writing	75
7284924691	Subplot	An underlying plot aside from the major plot	76
7284924692	Symbol	Using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning	77
7284924693	Symbolism	Using symbols in order to create more meaning in a given work	78
7284924694	Syntax	Way words are put together in a sentence	79
7284924695	Theme	General idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express	80
7284924696	Tone	Attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character	81
7284924697	Trochee	Metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one// STRESS - UNSTRESSED	82
7284924698	Verse	A line of poetry	83
7284924699	End Rhyme	Last syllables or words in two or more lines rhyme with each other// can be internal or not	84
7284924700	Pastoral	Poems set in beautiful rural landscapes	85
7284924701	Prose Poem	Written like prose, in paragraphs rather than verse, but contains the characteristics of poetry, such as poetic meter, language play, and a focus on images rather than narrative, plot, and character	86
7284924702	Villanelle	French styled poem with nineteen lines and contains three line stanza with five terrestrial and final quatrain// uses refrain at first and third lines of each stanza	87