Vocab for AP Literature set 4 Flashcards

4203532519	Figurative Language	Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.	0
4203545263	Figure of Speech	A device used to produce figurative language.Many compare dissimilar things.	1
4203554763	Genre	The major category into which a literary work fits.	2
4203559345	Homily	This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.	3
4203567945	Imagery	the sensory details or figurative languages used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. On a physical level, it uses terms related to the five senses. On a deeper level it can represent more than one thing.	4
4203580694	in media res	the work starts in the middle of the action.	5
4203585576	inference/infer	To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.	6
4203593019	Invective	an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.	7
4203604435	Irony/ironic	The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, or the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true.	8
4203613693	Lampoon	a coarse or crude satire ridiculing the appearance or character of another person.	9