AP Literature Terms Flashcards

6696362795	Allegory	A narrative in which objects, characters, and actions are equated with meanings that lies outside the narrative itself.	0
6696369752	Chiasmus	A verbal pattern in which the second half of an expression is balanced against the first but with the parts reversed.	1
6696374094	Conceit	A far-fetched comparison between two seemingly unlike things; an extended metaphor that gains appeal from its unusual or extraordinary comparison.	2
6696377365	Enjambment	In poetry, when one line ends without a pause and continues into the next line for its meaning. This is also called a run-on line.	3
6696386483	Encomium	A tribute or eulogy in prose or verse glorifying people, objects, ideas, or events.	4
6696395552	Pastoral	Writing that expresses a romanticized fondness for the peace and simplicity of rustic existence, especially that of shepherds	5
6696402076	Litote	Affirmation of an idea by using a negative understatement. The opposite of hyperbole	6
6696406383	Zeugma	A single word standing in the same grammatical relation to two other terms, but with some alteration in its meaning	7
6706823545	Synecdoche	A figure of speech where one part represents the entire object, or vice versa	8
6706828593	Burlesque	An extended comic imitation of someone or something in which s/he is put into incongruous situations and made to look ridiculous	9
6706845279	Paean	A joyful song, usually in praise of something or someone	10
6706851584	Melodrama	An exaggerated type of literature in which the characters are all good or evil.	11
6706857299	Prosody	The systematic study of versification; including meter, rhyme, and stanza forms	12
6706869493	Encomium	A tribute or eulogy in prose or verse glorifying people, objects, ideas, or events.	13
6706874360	Coordination	The grammatical connection of two or more ideas to give them equal emphasis and importance.	14