AP Literature Terms Flashcards

4310970526	Anachronism	A person, scene,events or other element in literature that fails to correspond with time or era in which the work is set.	0
4310975287	Antithesis	A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, cultures, or sentences.	1
4310979392	Apollonian	In contrast to Dionysian, it refers to the most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior.	2
4310988618	Apostrophe	A rhetorical device in which a speaker addresses a person or personified thing not present.	3
4310999188	Assonance	The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose.	4
4311009277	Ballad	A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited.	5
4311011256	Bard	A poet; in olden times, a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment.	6
4311015139	Blank verse	Poetry written in iambic pentameter, the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton. Lines generally don't rhyme	7
4311022141	Caesura	A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse often (but not always) marked by punctuation.	8
4311026546	Connotation	The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase.	9
4311028969	Couplet	A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. Two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet.	10
4311033331	Dionysian	As distinguished from Apollonian, the word refers to sensual, pleasure-seeking impulses	11
4311036479	Elegy	A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value.	12
4311039130	Elliptical construction	A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words.	13
4311042522	Enjambment	In poetry, the use of successive lines w/ no punctuation or pause b/w them.	14
4311051565	Epic	An extended narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero that is generally larger than life and is often considered a legendary figure such as Odysseus or Beowulf.	15
4311063048	Eponymous	A term for the title character of a work of literature.	16
4311065361	Euphemism	A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term.	17
4311070474	Exposition	The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature.	18
4311073928	Extended metaphor	A series of comparisons b/w two unlike objects.	19
4311077091	Farce	A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose.	20
4311085559	Foil	A major character whose personality or attitude contrasts with that of the main character.Juxtaposing one character against another intensifies the qualities of both to advantage or sometimes disadvantage.	21
4311093109	Foot	A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.	22
4311106833	Free verse	A kind of poetry without rhymed lines, rhythm, or fixed metrical feet.	23
4311109461	Harangue	A forceful sermon, lecture or tirade.	24