AP Literature Terms (with images) Flashcards

3947829764	Allegory	The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.	0
3947829765	Alliteration	The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of several words in a line of poetry.	1
3947829766	Anaphora	Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines in a poem.	2
3947829767	Apostrophe	When a character speaks to a character or object that is not present or is unable to respond.	3
3947829768	Assonance	The repetition of the same vowel sound in a phrase or line of poetry.	4
3947829769	Climax	The turning point in the plot or the high point of action.	5
3947829770	Colloquial Language	Informal, conversational language. Indicative of a specific region.	6
3947829771	Connotation	An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing, ie. Bat=evil.	7
3947829772	Diction	Word choice or the use of words in speech or writing.	8
3947829773	Enjambment	The continuation of reading one line of a poem to the next with no pause, a run-on line.	9
3947829774	Epiphany	Sudden enlightenment or realization, a profound new outlook or understanding about the world usually attained while doing everyday mundane activities.	10
3947829775	Flashback	When a character remembers a past event that is relevant to the current action of the story.	11
3947829776	Foreshadowing	Clues in the text about incidents that will occur later in the plot; creates anticipation in the novel.	12
3947829777	Hyperbole	A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or comic/dramatic effect.	13
3947829778	Imagery	The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas. Also includes sensory language.	14
3947829779	Irony	When one thing should occur, is apparent, or in logical sequence but the opposite actually occurs.	15
3947829780	Meter	The measured arrangement of words in poetry, as by accentual rhythm, syllabic quantity, or the number of syllables in a line.	16
3947829781	Metaphor	A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison; this comparison does not use like or as.	17
3947829782	Motif	A dominant theme or central idea.	18
3947829783	Onomatopoeia	The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.	19
3947829784	Parody	A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule.	20
3947829785	Personification	A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form.	21
3947829786	Prose	Ordinary speech or writing without metrical structure, written in paragraph form.	22
3947829787	Simile	A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as.	23
3947829788	Soliloquy	A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener. Typical in plays.	24
3947829789	Symbolism	Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.	25
3947829790	Tone	Reflects how the author feels about the subject matter or the feeling the author wants to instill in the reader.	26
3947829791	Tragedy	A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances.	27
3947829792	Sonnet	A poem with fourteen lines. There are Italian and English (typically referred to as "Shakespearean") forms.	28
3947829793	Satire	A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit; the goal is to change the behavior/issue.	29