AP Literature Set 7 Flashcards
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| 5869868219 | Anatagonist | A character or group of characters that are against the protagonist | 1 | |
| 5869870006 | Protagonist | the main character and "hero" of a story | 2 | |
| 5869870007 | Ethnocentricity | a tendency to view alien groups or cultures from the perspective of one's own. | 3 | |
| 5869871457 | Irony | words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. | 4 | |
| 5869871458 | Anthropomorphism | a technique in which a writer ascribes human traits, ambitions, emotions or entire behavior to animals, non-human beings, natural phenomena or objects. | 5 | |
| 5869875488 | Aphorism | a statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner. | 6 | |
| 5869875489 | Apostrophe | when a writer detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech. | 7 | |
| 5869876981 | Archaism | Old-fashioned and outdated words/phrases | 8 | |
| 5869879469 | Asyndeton | It is a stylistic device used in literature and poetry to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases and in the sentence, yet maintain the grammatical accuracy. | 9 |