AP Literature and Composition Review Flashcards
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| 4382516504 | style | the voice of the writer | 0 | |
| 4382545524 | typical style descriptors | authoritative: the voice is commanding and knowing emotive: the voice evokes emotion didactic: the voice is preachy, insistent objective: the voice is uncommitted, without judgement ornate: the voice is perhaps pretentious, flowery, or ostentatious plain: the voice is simple, straightforward, to the point scholarly: the voice is learned and authoritative, erudite scientific: the voice is precise and relies on the language of science | 1 | |
| 4382587886 | six elements of style | diction, imagery, tone, syntax, point of view, and figurative language | 2 | |
| 4382536660 | diction | the author's choice of words | 3 | |
| 4382522101 | diction: connotation | the emotional sense of a word | 4 | |
| 4382524520 | diction: denotation | the dictionary or precise meaning of a word | 5 | |
| 4382533334 | imagery | language that engages the senses and evokes emotion | 6 | |
| 4382610759 | types of imagery | visual imagery: what we can see auditory: what we can hear tactile: what we can touch olfactory: what we can smell gustatory: what we can taste kinesthetic: sense of movement organic: internal sense of being (well of ill) | 7 | |
| 4382622512 | effects of imagery | helps establish tone creates realistic settings creates empathy in readers for characters helps readers imagine themselves as part of a narrative | 8 | |
| 4382629879 | tone | the attitude of the speaker toward another character, a place, an idea, or a thing | 9 | |
| 4382633988 | tone: mood | the emotional quality of the setting | 10 | |
| 4382644166 | syntax | the order of words in a sentence | 11 | |
| 4382647546 | why syntax matters | sentences structure impacts the pace at which the poem reads which in turn affects the theme or idea key ideas become prominent through repetition or parallelism | 12 | |
| 4382658627 | syntax: types of sentences: periodic sentence | the most important idea comes at the end of the sentence | 13 | |
| 4382662468 | syntax: types of sentences: loose sentence | the most important idea is revealed early and the sentence unfolds loosely after that | 14 | |
| 4382667566 | syntax: types of sentences: parallel sentence | contains parts of equal grammatical structure or rhetorical value in a variety of combinations | 15 | |
| 4382680667 | syntax: types of repetition in sentences: anaphora | the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of a series of phrases or sentences | 16 | |
| 4382687722 | syntax: types of repetition in sentences: epistrophe | the repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases or clauses | 17 | |
| 4382717603 | syntax: types of repetition in sentences: polysyndeton | the use of conjunctions between each word, phrase or clause | 18 | |
| 4382705831 | syntax: types of repetition in sentences: asyndeton | conjunctions are omitted between words, phrases, or clauses | 19 | |
| 4382709882 | syntax: types of repetition in sentences: chiasmus | two corresponding pairs ordered this way a/b/b/a | 20 | |
| 4382741808 | syntax: grammatical sentence types: simple | 1 subject, 1 verb, modifiers, complements these sentences are short, direct, and in combination with long sentences can be used for emphasis | 21 | |
| 4382753821 | syntax: grammatical sentence types: compound | 2 independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction conjunctions: F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. (for, and, not, but, or, yet, so) | 22 | |
| 4382767184 | syntax: grammatical sentence types: complex | contains an independent clause and a dependent subordinate clause | 23 | |
| 4382774795 | syntax: grammatical sentence types: compound-complex | contains two independent clauses and a dependent clause | 24 | |
| 4382787401 | syntax: grammatical sentence purposes: declarative sentence | makes a statement | 25 | |
| 4382789553 | syntax: grammatical sentence purposes: imperative sentence | makes a command | 26 | |
| 4382791524 | syntax: grammatical sentence purposes: interrogative sentence | asks a question | 27 | |
| 4382800016 | syntax: grammatical sentence purposes: exclamatory sentence | makes an emphatic or emotion-filled statement | 28 | |
| 4383643533 | aspects of syntax: climax | the main idea or most important point in a sentence | 29 | |
| 4383660019 | aspects of syntax: cadence | the rhythm or "music" of a sentence that comes through parallel elements and repetition | 30 | |
| 4383672769 | aspects of syntax: narrative pace | the pace or speed of a passage that comes through the following elements: length of words omission of words of punctuation length of sentences number of dependent/subordinate clauses repetition of sounds | 31 | |
| 4383692245 | the three p's of syntax: prominence | the importance given an idea in a sentence | 32 | |
| 4383705747 | the three p's of syntax: position | where the key idea is located | 33 | |
| 4383710928 | the three p's of syntax: pace | the speed of the text | 34 | |
| 4383728543 | point of view: first person | the narrator tells his/her own story using first person pronouns (I, me, we, us) limited by what the narrator can know, see, or understand first person narrators cannot always be trusted to assess the situation honestly, they may be blind to their own faults | 35 | |
| 4383755868 | point of view: second person | the narrator uses second person pronouns (you) to make immediate connection with readers (very rare in fiction) | 36 | |
| 4383766545 | point of view: third-person limited | a third person narrator tells the story from one's character's point of view using third-person pronouns (she, her, he, him, it, they, them); limited by the same constraints as first person | 37 | |
| 4383807642 | point of view: third-person omniscient | this third person narrator is god-like, seeing and knowing all without constraint of time or space, seeing even beyond earthly existence | 38 | |
| 4383779225 | point of view: objective | an objective narrator tells a story like a camcorder would, simply revealing the sights and sounds it perceives (though not, of course, as strictly as that) recognizable by the person's lack of emotion or personal interest in the subject | 39 | |
| 4383845899 | figurative language | language not meant to be taken literally | 40 | |
| 4383938501 | types of figurative language: allegory | a type of symbolism, a description or a narrative (poetry or prose) with a secondary, or underlying, meaning | 41 | |
| 4384909769 | types of figurative language: character allegory | characters represent various ideal qualities | 42 | |
| 4384928300 | types of figurative language: apostrophe | (related to personification) addressing something (or someone) non-living or incapable of response as if it could hear and respond, such as "O, howling wind..." | 43 | |
| 4384958234 | types of figurative language: irony | a discrepancy between what is perceived and what is real | 44 | |
| 4384967511 | types of figurative language: verbal irony | when what is said is different from what is meant | 45 | |
| 4384986314 | types of figurative language: dramatic irony | when the reader knows something a character does not know | 46 | |
| 4384990234 | types of figurative language: situational irony | when some aspect of the situation seems incongruous to either what seems appropriate or to what is expected | 47 | |
| 4385019343 | types of figurative language: metaphor | a comparison of two dissimilar things in order to see now in a new way | 48 | |
| 4385959526 | types of figurative language: metonymy | the use of a closely related detail for the thing actually meant, like using the white house to refer to the president | 49 | |
| 4385964514 | types of figurative language: overstatement | (hyperbole) saying more that the situation warrants | 50 | |
| 4385969465 | types of figurative language: paradox | a statement that consists of two contradictory or incompatible elements; paradoxical statements are startling and they get us to think | 51 | |
| 4386076316 | types of figurative language: personification | attributing human qualities or characteristics to non living or non human things in order to create empathy | 52 | |
| 4386083941 | types of figurative language: simile | a comparison using like or as | 53 | |
| 4386120719 | types of figurative language: synecdoche | the use of a part for the whole, such as "all hands on deck" | 54 | |
| 4386166378 | types of figurative language: symbol | a thing, person, or idea that stands for something else | 55 | |
| 4386173033 | types of figurative language: understatement | saying less than the situation warrants | 56 | |
| 4386202658 | style descriptors: style | candid cynical detached sardonic scornful sinister smug | 57 | |
| 4386179809 | style descriptors: tone | candid (frank) cynical (contempt) detached (separated) laconic (concise) melancholy (gloomy) nostalgic (sentimental) sanctimonious (hypocritical of religion) sardonic (scornful) sinister (evil) speculative (critical) trite (archaeic) | 58 | |
| 4386265975 | style descriptors: attitude | arrogant ambivalent (mixed feelings) anxious contemptuous eloquent disdainful fanciful flippant (disrespectful) indifferent pretentious remorseful satirical vindictive (vengeful) whimsical | 59 | |
| 4386350558 | style descriptors: mood | apprehensive elegiac (sorrow) quizzical rapturous (ecstatic) reproachful satiric solemn suspenseful | 60 | |
| 4386412362 | key terms: allusion | a reference to something in previous literature, history, or culture that adds to or emphasizes the theme of a work | 61 | |
| 4386420150 | key terms: anecdote | a clever little story, a short account of an interesting situation | 62 | |
| 4386427676 | key terms: anti hero | a protagonist whose attributes are opposite of what is expected of heroes (confused, powerless, victimized, of pathetic) | 63 | |
| 4386436057 | key terms: archetype | a symbol that recurs often enough in literature over time to be easily recognizable (water as a purifying element and the sun as knowledge) | 64 | |
| 4386452277 | key terms: atmosphere | the emotional quality of the setting | 65 | |
| 4386454780 | key terms: epiphany | a moment of insight, spiritual or personal; a character's sudden revelation about life or his or her own circumstances | 66 | |
| 4386527206 | key terms: eulogy | a speech given at the memorial or funeral service in remembrance of one who has died | 67 | |
| 4386533894 | key terms: extended metaphor | a detailed or complex metaphor that is evident throughout the work | 68 | |
| 4386537380 | key terms: foil | a character who posses traits that emphasize the qualities of another character, either by being similar or opposite from that character | 69 | |
| 4386548472 | key terms: imagery | language that appeals to the senses, usually evocative | 70 | |
| 4386553610 | key terms: invocation | a prayer or a statement that calls for help from a god or goddess | 71 | |
| 4386558300 | key terms: irony | a discrepancy between appearance and reality | 72 | |
| 4386578863 | key terms: metaphor | compares two generally dissimilar things in order to show something in a new way | 73 | |
| 4386583606 | key terms: mood | the dominant tone in a piece of literature, typically the motional quality of the scene or setting | 74 | |
| 4386590353 | key terms: motif | a recurring element, an image or idea, in a work of literature that emphasizes some aspect of the work | 75 | |
| 4386601187 | key terms: parable | a short tale that teaches (usually a moral) through example | 76 | |
| 4386609085 | key terms: paradox | a situation or statement containing contradictory elements which seem plausible or true | 77 | |
| 4386637840 | key terms: parody | a work of satire where the author imitates the language and form of another work to ridicule it | 78 | |
| 4386721121 | key terms: soliloquy | a monologue given by one character on the stage and its no meant to be heard by any of the other characters | 79 | |
| 4386727998 | key terms: symbol | a person, place, thing or idea that represents something else | 80 | |
| 4386732058 | key terms: syntax | the order of words in a sentence | 81 | |
| 4386747143 | key terms: tone | the speaker or narrators attitude towards something or the emotional quality of the passage | 82 | |
| 4386758874 | key terms: verisimilitude | the quality in literature of being true to life; details seem realistic and believable, even if the setting is supernatural | 83 | |
| 4386767328 | key terms: vernacular | ordinary, every day speech of a region | 84 | |
| 4386787583 | elements of classical tragedy: catharsis | a purging of emotion, experienced by audiences especially through the pity they feel when witnessing the tragic hero's fall from grace | 85 | |
| 4386793959 | elements of classical tragedy: chorus | a group of characters in a play who comment on, but do not participate in, the action | 86 | |
| 4386803980 | elements of classical tragedy: hamartia | a tragic flaw; an unwitting error in judgement | 87 | |
| 4386812964 | elements of classical tragedy: hubris | excessive pride | 88 | |
| 4386816900 | elements of classical tragedy: tragedy | typically a drama in which a tragic hero experiences a fall from noble stature | 89 | |
| 4386821786 | elements of classical tragedy: tragic hero | a person of greater than normal stature who falls from grace due to a tragic flaw or pride | 90 |