AP Literature Flashcards
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| 7277111835 | Caesura | A pause/ break in poetry | 0 | |
| 7277111836 | carpe diem | Latin for "seize the day" | 1 | |
| 7277111837 | Catharsis | Purification of emotions(pity/fear) | 2 | |
| 7277111838 | Character | An imaginary person | 3 | |
| 7277111839 | Characterization | The method an author uses to acquaint the reader with his or her characters | 4 | |
| 7277111840 | Chiasmus | A scheme in which the author introduces words or concepts in a certain order then later repeats those terms or similar ones in reversed order | 5 | |
| 7277111841 | Cliche | an expression or phrase that is over-used as to become trite and meaningless | 6 | |
| 7277111842 | Climax | As a term of dramatic structure the decisive or turning point in a story or play when the action changes course and as a result behins to resolve itself | 7 | |
| 7277111843 | Conceit | Elaborate figure of speech combining possible metaphor | 8 | |
| 7277111844 | Conflict | The struggle between opposing forces | 9 | |
| 7277111845 | Connontation | The emotional associations surrounding a word, as opposed to the literal meaning | 10 | |
| 7277111846 | Couplet | a pair of rhyming lines | 11 | |
| 7277111847 | Denotation | the strict, literal meaning of a word | 12 | |
| 7277111848 | Denouement | The resolution of the plot of a literary work. | 13 | |
| 7277111849 | Dialogue | the conversation between characters | 14 |