AP Literature Lit. Terms #2 Flashcards

4750872354	Antithesis	Balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure	0
4750872891	Antihero	Central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes. may lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples	1
4750873499	Anthropomorphism	attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object (Personification)	2
4750875074	Aphorism	brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle or accepted general truth. Also called maxim, epigram.	3
4750875841	Apostrophe	calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place or thing, or a personified abstract idea. If the character is asking a god or goddess for inspiration it is called an invocation.	4
4750876911	Apposition	Placing in immediately succeeding order of two or more coordinate elements, the latter of which is an explanation, qualification, or modification of the first (often set off by a colon).	5
4750877311	Assonance	the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds especially in words that are together	6
4750878177	Asyndeton	Commas used without conjunction to separate a series of words, thus emphasizing the parts equally	7
4750878841	Balance	Constructing a sentence so that both halves are about the same length and importance. Sentences can be unbalanced to serve a special effect as well.	8
4750879351	Characterization	the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.	9