AP Literature unit 1 Flashcards

7259881968	General Format of the AP Lit exam	2 sections; multiple choice (60min) and 3 essays (120min); essay #1 is analysis of poem, essay #2 is analysis of prose, and essay #3 is an open essay prompt on novel of your choice	0
7259874435	Literary canon	the best, most important, or most representative worst and authors form a certain body of literature	1
7259874797	Literary Time Period	a definable era in which works of art possessed similar attributes and qualities	2
7259874798	Literary Genre	a basic sub-division of literature; a "type" or a "kind"	3
7259875338	Prose	fiction/nonfiction written in everyday semantic structure-words and sentences- that seeks to form a narrative of some kind	4
7259875712	Poetry	a type of literature that does not follow conventional rules of grammar and syntax; places a premium on the expression of ideas and emotion over narrative; often figurative language	5
7259875713	Drama	a type of literature large comprised of dialogue and stage directions that is meant to be performed rather than merely read	6
7259877060	Metaphor	a figure of speech wherein a comparison is made between two unlike quantities without the use of the words "like" or "as"	7
7259877061	Simile	a figure of speech which takes the form of a comparison between two unlike quantities for which a basis for comparison can be found using the words "like" or "as"	8
7259877594	Alliteration	sound device; repetition of initial consonant sounds	9
7259877595	Personification	figure of speech in which inanimate objects are given qualities of speech and/or movement	10
7259878954	Point-of-View	the narrator or speaker or perspective from which a story is told-personal, objective, omniscient, partial or limited omniscient	11
7259879443	Structure	the planned framework for a piece of literature	12
7259880285	Irony	surprising contrast between reality and expectation; the result of an action is the reverse of what the actor expected	13
7259880286	Syntax	the arrangement of words in a sentence; sentence structure	14
7259880287	Diction	an author's choice of words	15
7259880874	Tone	expresses the author's attitude toward his or her subject	16
7259880875	Imagery	devices which appeal to the senses: visual, tactile, auditory, gustatory, olfactory, kinetic; a group of words that create a mental picture	17
7259881264	Theme	an ingredient of a literary work which gives the work unity; concerns itself with a work's message or contains the general idea of a work and is worded in a complete sentence	18
7259882662	3 different types of AP Lit essays	essay 1 is analysis of poem, essay 2 is analysis of prose, essay 3 is open prompt of novel of your choice	19
7259883416	Passing scores on the AP exam	3-5	20
7259883417	First-year composition	English 101: writing about nonfiction (AP Lang) English 102: writing about fiction (AP Lit)	21
7259885690	Notion of a text		22
7259887246	Class definition of literature	any imaginative text open to interpretation	23
7259887671	AP definition of literature	canonical works of only prose, poetry, and drama that are defined by their traditional engagements with typeface words and merit	24
7259887672	literary merit	a term coined by the collegeboard that refers to high quality writing, which is usually achieved by critical consensus through literary techniques and theme	25
7259889637	College Board's role in Policing the Canon		26
7259889638	The Canon Wars	1960s-1980s: outgrowth of the civil rights and feminist movement; an academic movement promoted by both feminist and activists of color to broaden canonical reading lists to include women and people of color	27
7259890863	4 Purposes of literature	Didacticism, Social/Political, Art for Art's Sake, and Historical	28
7259892504	Formal writing		29
7259902693	Recursive writing	writing without time constraints in which the author has the opportunity to participate in a thorough writing and peer review process	30
7259903953	Linear writing	writing that happens under policed time constraints in which writing process is truncated (shortened)	31
7259904793	Readership expectations for formal essays	intro, body, conclusion	32
7259907096	Academic voice	a formal way of writing and speaking that is clear, straightforward, and professional without sounding too scholarly or using unnecessary jargon	33
7259908069	Run-on-sentence	when two or more independent clauses are joined together without punctuation	34
7259913750	Comma splice	when two or more independent clauses are joined together by a comma	35
7266465927	Unclear Pronoun Reference	when pronounce refer back to indefinite antecedents	36
7266468100	Split Infinitive	when a word or collection of words break up an infinitive making the phrase more complicated	37
7266468101	Passive Voice	when the subject or the sentence is acted on by the verb instead of performing the action	38
7266471170	Preposition at End of Sentence	never in your sentence with a preposition; it is syntactically incorrect to do so	39
7266477760	Verb/Verb Phrase at End of Sentence	never in the sentence with a verb or verb form	40
7266478767	Use of Contractions	do not use contractions in formal papers because it reads as informal	41
7266482204	Use of 1st/2nd Person	avoid first and second person perspective when writing because it leads to the inclusion of pronouns that are too personal rather than attached and objective	42
7266482928	Adverb Overuse	absolute 10 to generalize and totalize the nature of things, prevailing us from seeing nuance	43
7266484591	Generalizations		44
7266486006	Praise/Flattery		45
7266487240	Cliches		46
7266490036	Colloquial/ Informal speech		47
7266492278	AP Timed Writing Rubric		48
7266497587	Objectivity	consist of phenomena or findings that can be universally observed in reproduce by anyone	49
7266499968	Subjectivity	consist of phenomena or findings that originate from personal perspective and believe	50
7266504700	Epistemological Assumptions of Literary Studies	are methods or how we know what we know	51
7266508287	Plot Summary	A thorough description of what happen within a literary work	52
7266517332	Interpretation	any explanation of a text meaning that is present but not necessarily evident to all	53
7270995197	Hermeneutics	named after the Greek messenger of the gods (interpretation)	54
7270995198	The parable of Hermes	although Hermes was the official messenger of the Greek gods, he was often known to be a liar, thief, and trickster	55
7270995199	intentional Fallacy	The belief that one can assume for the original intention of the author	56
7270995200	affective fallacy	The believe that the best way to evaluate a text is by discussing the emotional effects it has on a reader	57
7270995201	autobiographical fallacy	a believe that the plot is a fictionalized version of the authors actual life	58
7270995202	literary criticism	The study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature performed by, but certainly not limited to professors within the Humanities throughout the nation	59
7270995203	formalism	study of literature that takes interest in the relationship between form and meaning •pros: emphasis on close reading •cons: text have a single meeting and ignores historical and cultural dimensions of text	60
7271099231	psycho analytic theory	Sigmund Freud; concerns itself with the mind, specifically the personal unconscious; Id: The unconscious pleasure principle, Oedipal Complex: every boy unconsciously competes with his father for the love of the mother, Electra Complex: every girl unconsciously competes with her mother for the love of her father, Concave imagery: female symbols, Convex: male symbols	61
7271099232	archetypal criticism	Carl Jung, mankind possess a collective unconscious in which certain symbols, images, characters, and motifs, evoke a similar response at all people	62
7271099233	marxist criticism	Karl Marx, interested in the issue of class brightly conceive, specifically how societal ideologies are created by those in power; Proletariat: The working class individuals who do not have ownership of the means of production, Bourgeoisie: wealthy class that rule society	63
7271099234	postcolonial criticism	Edwards Said, interesting questions of race, particularly marginalize perspectives of color; The White Gaze: patterns of speech, style of dress, standards of beauty and Dominic views a representative of the majority white culture, The Other: any minority figure he stands in contrast to the typical citizen of the majority	64
7271099235	feminism	first wave: suffrage Second wave: inclusion in male dominated spheres third wave: intersectional politics Patriarchy: social system in which males hold Power in pre-dominate in rolls of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property	65
7271099236	queer criticism	Eve Sedgwick, Heteronormativity: The believe that people fall into distinct genders with natural rules in life. Said to be the only normal. Sexual and marital relations are between people of opposite sexes	66