AP LITERATURE Flashcards

8474431848	Allegory	A work that functions on a symbolic level	0
8474431849	Alliteration	The repetition of initial consonant sounds	1
8474431850	Allusion	A reference contained in a work to an event in history or to another piece of literature	2
8474431851	Anapest	A metrical foot consisting of two unaccented syllables followed by one accented syllable.	3
8474431852	Antagonist	A character or force in conflict with the main character	4
8474431853	Apostrophe	Direct address in poetry	5
8474431854	Aside	Words spoken by an actor intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters on stage	6
8474431855	Aubade	A love poem set at dawn which bids farewell to the beloved	7
8474431856	Ballad	A simple narrative poem, often incorporating dialogue that is written in quatrains, generally with a rhyme scheme a,b,c,d	8
8474431857	blank verse	unrhymed iambic pentameter	9
8474431858	cacophony	harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage in a literary work	10
8474431859	Caesura	A break or pause within a line of poetry indicated by punctuation and used to emphasize meaning	11
8476257087	Catharsis	The release of emotion that the audience of a tragedy experiences	12
8474431860	character	one who carries out the action of the plot in literature	13
8474431861	Climax	The turning point of action or character in a literary work, usually the highest moment of tension	14
8474431862	comic relief	the inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with the tragic elements of a work	15
8476230913	conflict	A clash between opposing forces in a literary work, such as man v man; man v nature; man v God; man v self	16
8476266047	Connotation	The interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning	17
8476270638	Convention	A traditional aspect of a literary work, such as a soliloquy in a Shakespearean play or a tragic hero in a Greek tragedy	18
8476281866	Couplet	2 lines of rhyming poetry; often used by Shakespeare to conclude a scene or an important passage	19
8476290996	Dactyl	A foot of poetry consisting of a stressed syllable followed by 2 unstressed syllables	20
8476303686	Denotation	Literal or dictionary meaning of a word	21
8476308125	Denouncement	the conclusion or tying up of loose ends in a literary work; the resolution of the conflict and plot	22
8476315630	Deus ex machina	a Greek invention, literally "the god from the machine" who appears at the last moment and resolves the loose ends of a play. Today the term refers to anyone, usually of some stature, who untangles, resolves, or reveals the key to the plot of a work.	23
8476335955	Diction	author's choice of words	24
8476340981	Dramatic monolouge	a type of poem that presents a conversation between a speaker and an implied listner	25
8476348350	Elegy	a poem that laments the dead or a loss.	26
8476352652	Enjambment	a technique in poetry that involves the running on of a line or stanza. It enables the poem to move and to develop coherence as well as directing the reader with regard to form and meaning	27
8476390689	Epic	a lengthy, elevated poem that celebrates the exploits of a hero	28
8476396956	Epigram	a brief witty poem. Pope often utilizes this form for satiric commentary	29
8476405115	Euphony	the pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary work	30
8476418983	Exposition	background information presented in a literary work	31
8476418984	Fable	a simple, symbolic story, usually employing animals as characters	32
8476422072	Figurative language	the body of devices that enables the writer to operate on levels other than a literal one. Includes metaphor, simile, symbol, motif, hyperbole, & others	33
8476422073	Flashback	A devices that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts, events, episodes	34
8476422074	Foot	metrical unit in poetry; a syllabic measure of a line: iamb, trochee, anapest, dactyl, & spondee	35
8476425038	Foreshadowing	hints of future events in a literary work	36
8476425039	Form	the shape or structure of literary work	37
8476425040	Free Verse	poetry without a defined form, meter, or rhyme scheme	38
8476428047	Hyperbole	extreme exaggeration	39
8476428048	Iamb	a metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one; the most common poetic foot in the English language	40
8476428049	Idyll	a type of lyric poem which extols the virtues of an ideal place or time	41
8476430047	Image	a verbal approximation of a sensory impression, concept, or emotion	42
8476430048	Imagery	total effect of related sensory images in a work of literature	43
8476433856	Impressionism	writing that reflects a personal image of a character, event, or concept	44
8476433857	Irony	unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what was intended to happen or expected to happen. It involves dialogue and situation; and it can be intentional or unplanned. Dramatic irony centers around the ignorance of those involved while the audience is aware of the circumstances	45
8476435791	Lyric Poetry	a type of poetry characterized by emotion, personal feelings, and brevity; a large and inclusive category of poetry that exhibits rhyme, meter, and reflective thought	46
8476435792	Magical Realism	a type of literature that explores narratives by and about characters who inhabit and experience their reality differently from what we term the objective world.	47
8476438388	Metaphor	direct comparison between dissimilar things	48
8476438389	Metaphysical poetry	refers to the work of poets like John Donne who explore highly complex, philosophical ideas through extended metaphors and paradox	49
8476438390	Meter	pattern of beats in poetry	50
8476441749	Metonymy	figure of speech in which a representative term is used for larger ideas ("The pen is mightier than the sword")	51
8476441750	Monologue	a speech given by one character	52
8476444266	Motif	the repetition or variations of an image or idea in a work which is used to develop theme or characters	53
8476446214	Narrative Poem	poem that tells a story	54
8476446215	Narrator	speaker of the literary work	55
8476448675	Octave	8-line stanza, usually combined with a sestet in a Petrarch sonnet	56
8476448676	Ode	formal, lengthy poem that celebrates a particular subject	57
8476450943	Onomatopoeia	words that sound like the sound they represent	58
8476450944	Oxymoron	an image of contradictory terms (bittersweet, pretty ugly, giant economy size)	59
8476450945	Parable	story that operates on more than 1 level and usually teaches a moral lesson	60
8476453448	Paradox	set of seemingly contradictory elements which nevertheless reflects an underlying truth. ("Come, Lady, die to live")	61
8476455913	Parallel Plot	secondary story line that mimics and reinforces the main plot (Hamlet loses his father so does Ophelia)	62
8476455914	Parody	comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original	63
8476455915	Pathos	aspects of a literary work that elicit pity from the audience	64
8476458841	Personification	assigning human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts	65
8476458842	Plot	sequence of events in a literary work	66
8476461427	Point of View	method of narration in a work	67
8476461428	Protagonist	hero or main character in a literary work, the character the audience sympathizes with	68
8476465112	Quatrain	4-line stanza	69
8476469661	Resolution	denouncement of a literary work	70
8476472829	Rhetorical Question	a question that doesn't expect an explicit answer. It is used to pose an idea to be considered by the speaker or audience	71
8476476334	Rhyme/rime	duplication of final syllable sounds in 2 or more lines	72
8476476335	Rhyme Scheme	annotation of the pattern of the rhyme	73
8476478556	Rhythm	repetitive pattern of beats in poetry	74
8476478557	Romanticism	a style or movement of literature that has as its foundation an interest in freedom, adventure, idealism, and escape	75
8476480462	Satire	a mode of writing based on ridicule, which criticizes the foibles and follies of society without necessarily offering a solution	76
8476480463	Scansion	analysis of a poem's rhyme and meter	77
8476482878	Sestet	a 6-line stanza, usually paired with an octave to form a Petrarchan sonnet	78
8476482879	Sestina	a highly structured poetic form of 39 lines, written in iambic pentameter. It depends upon the repetition of 6 words from the first stanza in each of the 6 stanzas	79
8476482908	Setting	time and place of a literary work	80
8476486354	Simile	an indirect comparison that uses the word "like" or "as" to link the differing items in the comparison	81
8476488682	Soliloquy	a speech in a play which is used to reveal the character's inner thoughts to the audience (Hamlet's "To be or not to be....")	82
8476488683	Sonnet	a 14-line poem with a prescribed rhyme scheme in iambic pentameter	83
8476488684	Spondee	a poetic foot consisting of 2 accented syllables	84
8476490911	Stage Directions	Specific instructions a play-wright includes concerning sets, characterization, delivery, etc.	85
8476490912	Stanza	a unit of a poem, similar in rhyme, meter, and length to other units in the poem	86
8476492343	Structure	organization and form of a work	87
8476492344	Style	The unique way an author presents his ideas. Diction, syntax, imagery, structure, and content all contribute to a particular style.	88
8476492345	Subplot	a secondary plot that explores ideas, different from the main storyline. (subplot of Hamlet would be him dealin with his love for Ophelia)	89
8476494630	Subtext	Implied meaning of a work or section of a work	90
8476494631	Symbol	Something in a literary work that stands for something else	91
8476496655	Synecdoche	a figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole ("All hands on deck" is an example)	92
8476496656	Syntax	the grammatical structure of prose and poetry	93
8476498296	Tercet	a 3-line stanza	94
8476498297	Theme	Underlying ideas that the author illustrates through characterization, motifs, language, plots, etc.	95
8476498298	Tone	Author's attitude towards the subject	96
8476500522	Tragic Hero	A basically good person of noble birth or exalted position who has a fatal flaw or commits an error in judgement which leads to his downfall. The tragic hero must have a moment of realization and live and suffer.	97
8476502154	Trochee	A single metrical foot consisting of 1 accented (stressed/long) syllable followed by 1 unaccented (unstressed/short) syllable	98
8476502155	Understatement	The opposite of an exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intnede	99
8476504182	Villanelle	A highly structured poetic form that comprises 6 stanzas: 5tercets and a quatrain. The poem repeats the first and third lines throughout	100