AP Literature: Literary Terms Flashcards

7588711682	Imagery	Means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.	0
7588727504	Figurative Language	Uses a figure of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful.	1
7588739891	Figurative Language: Metaphor	Comparison of two unalike things without using the words like or as.	2
7588751716	Figurative Language: Metonymy	Figurative language that replaces the name of a thing with which it is closely associated.	3
7588760381	Figurative Language: Simile	A comparison of two unalike things using the words like or as.	4
7588767783	Figurative Language: Personification	Figurative language in which a thing-an idea of animal-is given human attributes.	5
7588784815	Figurative Language: Symbolism	Is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meaning that are different from their literal sense.	6
7588803316	Repetition	A literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer.	7
7588813158	Rhetorical Question	A question that suggest an answer. In theory, the effect of a ___ is that it causes the listener to feel that they have come up with the answer themselves.	8
7588832116	Hyperbole	Exaggeration or overstatement.	9
7588840255	Foil	A character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character with the objective to highlight the traits of other characters.	10
7588860493	Theme	Is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly.	11
7588872574	Setting	Is an environment or surrounding in which a story takes place.	12
7588883556	Setting: Integral	When the place and time influence theme, character, and action of a story.	13
7588896522	Setting: Backdrop	Emerges when it is not important for a story and it could happen in any such setting.	14
7588909875	Characterization	Authors step by step development of a character (by explaining or highlighting character in work)	15
7588923035	Protagonist	Is the central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel, or any other story (often the hero).	16
7588947185	Antagonist	Is a character or a group of characters that stand in opposition to the protagonist or the main character.	17
7588957806	Foreshadowing	When the writer gives a hint of what is to come later in the story.	18
7588968023	Juxtaposition	A literary technique in which two or more ideas, places and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem for the purpose of developing comparison and contrast.	19
7588985246	Diction	Style of speaking or witting defined by the choice of words by a speaker. - distinctive tone of an author's writing	20
7589002739	Connotation	Meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly.	21
7589009369	Denotation	Literal or dictionary meanings of a word in contrast to its connotative or associated meanings.	22
7589021559	Structure	The arrangement or the organization of the building blocks of a work of literature, including its chronology, point of view, chapter division, plot, tone, symbolism, genre, and etc.	23
7589041534	Narrative Technique	Would be any individual piece that makes up a work if narrative literature. -Ex. tone, point of view, foreshadowing,and etc.	24
7589066286	Plot Structure	A literary term used to describe the events that make up a story.	25
7589079137	Point of View	Angle of something considering things, shows an opinion or feelings of individuals involved in a situation, eyes through which a story is told.	26
7589093807	Unreliable Narrator	A narrator whose credibility has been seriously compromised. Provides either incorrect or incomplete information, not able to be trusted by reader.	27
7589110469	Genre	Type of art, literature, or music characterized by a specific form, content, and style. Main genres in literature: poetry, drama, fiction, and non-fiction.	28
7589131137	Metadrama/ metafiction	Fictional writing which self consciously and systematically draws attention to its status as an artifact in order to pose questions between fiction and reality.	29
7589158830	Magical Realism	A genre that incorporates fantastic or mythical elements into other wise realistic fiction.	30
7589167532	Allegory	A story with two level of meanings, surface level and symbolic deeper level, where the character, images, or events act as symbols.	31
7589185659	Fable; beast fable	A literary device which can be defined as a concise and brief story intended to provide a moral lesson in the end. A type of fable in which human behavior and weaknesses are subject to scrutiny by reflection into the animal kingdom.	32
7589207548	Parable	A figure of speech, which presents a short story typically with a moral lesson at the end.	33
7589218138	Allusion	Is a literary text is a reference without necessarily explicitly identifying it.	34
7589233813	Realism	A literary technique used by writers to describe story elements, such as setting, character, themes, and etc., without using elaborate imagery or figurative language.	35
7589255002	Digression	Sudden interruption in a narrative, particularly main action of the story, which provides hum background information, establishes his interest, describes characters motivation, and builds suspense.	36
7589280575	Ambiguity	Refers to a word, phrase, or statement that contains more than one meaning.	37
7589290293	Style	After a few paragraphs of a work of literature, you'll know whether the language is poetic or plain, flowery or simple, lofty or down-to-earth. Sentence length and structure, word choice, figures of speech, allusions, use of dialogue, punctuation, etc all contribute to this.	38
7589320740	Syntax	IS about sentence structure and sentence construction. Refers to the actual way in which words and sentences are placed together in writing.	39