AP LITERATURE TERMS Flashcards

5703664645	Abstract	Typically complex, discusses intangible qualities like good and evil, and seldom uses examples to support its points	0
5703664646	Academic	Dry and theoretical writing	1
5703664647	Accent	Stressed portion of a word	2
5703664648	Aesthetic, Aesthetics	A coherent sense of taste	3
5703664649	Allegory	Each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself	4
5703664650	Alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	5
5703517526	Abstract	Typically complex, discusses intangible qualities like good and evil, and seldom uses examples to support its points	6
5703517527	Academic	Dry and theoretical writing	7
5703517528	Accent	Stressed portion of a word	8
5703517529	Aesthetic, Aesthetics	A coherent sense of taste	9
5703517530	Allegory	Each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself	10
5703517531	Alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	11
5703758948	Allusion	Reference to Greek and Roman mythology or literature such as The Iliad	12
5703758949	Anachronism	Misplaced in time	13
5703758950	Analogy	A comparison	14
5703758951	Anecdote	Short narrative	15
5703758952	Antecedent	Word, phrase, or clause that a pronoun refers to or replaces	16
5703758953	Anthropomorphism	When inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena are given human characteristics, behavior, or motivation	17
5703758954	Anticlimax	Occurs when an action produces far smaller results than one had been led to expect	18
5703758955	Antihero	A protagonist (main character) who is markedly unheroic: morally weak, cowardly, dishonest, or any number of other unsavory qualities	19