AP Literature General Flashcards

7567767433	Allegory	A narrative or description having a second or symbolic meaning beneath the surface one	0
7567767434	Allusion	A reference, explicit or implicit, to something in previous literature or history (MOST COMMON: BIBLICAL, MYTHICHAL, AND HISTORICAL)	1
7567767435	Anaphora	The intentional repetition of beginning clauses in order to create an artistic effect. For instance, Churchill declared, "We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on the end. We shall fight in France. We shall fight on the seas and oceans. We shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our island, whatever the cost shall be." The repetition of "We shall. . ." creates a rhetorical effect of solidarity and determination. A well-known example is the Beatitudes in the Bible, where nine statements in a row begin with "Blessed are." ("Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted...")	2
7567767436	Anecdote	A short account of an interesting or humorous incident	3
7567767437	Genre	A type or class, as poetry, drama, etc.	4
7567768747	Comedy	A type of drama, opposed to tragedy, having usually a happy ending, and emphasizing human limitation rather than human greatness.	5
7567770716	Comedy of Manners	Comedy that ridicules the manners (way of life, social customs, etc.) of a certain segment of society	6
7567770717	Satire	A kind of literature that ridicules human folly or vice with the purpose of bringing about reform or of keeping others from falling into similar folly or vice.	7
7567771097	Scornful Comedy	A type of comedy whose main purpose is to expose and ridicule human folly, vanity, or hypocrisy	8
7567771098	Romantic Comedy	A type of comedy whose likeable and sensible main characters are placed in difficulties from which they are rescued at the end of the play	9
7567771772	Farce	A type of comedy that relies on exaggeration, horseplay, and unrealistic or improbable situations to provoke laughter	10
7567772306	Interpretive Literature	Literature that provides valid insights into the nature of human life or behavior	11
7567772307	Novel	A book of long narrative in literary prose	12
7567772582	Novella	A written, fictional, prose narrative longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. (aka short novel)	13
7567772583	Parable	A simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson	14
7567773072	Tragedy	Drama in which a noble protagonist-- a person of unusual moral or intellectual stature or outstanding abilities-- fails to ruin during a struggle caused by a tragic flaw (or hamartia) in his character or an error	15
7567773073	Imagery	The representation through language of sensory experience	16
7567773074	Mood	The pervading impression of a work	17
7567773322	Moral	A rule of conduct or Maxim for living expressed or implied as the "point" of a literacy work	18
7567774798	Prose	Non-metrical language; the opposite of verse	19
7567773323	Theme	The main idea, or message, of a literary work. They often explore timeless and universal ideas and may be implied rather than stated explicitly.	20
7567775621	Tone	The writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject, the audience, or herself or himself; the emotional coloring, or emotional meaning, of a work	21
7567775622	Topic	The subject matter or area of a literary work.	22
7567775623	Setting	The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs	23
7567775624	Symbol	Something that means more than what it is; an object, person, situation, or action that in addition to its literal meaning suggests other meanings as well, a figure of speech which may read both literally and figuratively	24
7567776090	Verse	Metrical language; the opposite of prose	25
7567776091	Voice	The distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or a character in a book	26