AP Literature and Composition Unknown Words Flashcards

4759092174	Allegory	A fictional story or narrative poem that conveys a message, idea, or concept that exists outside of the text; the message cannot be found in the literal meaning of the story.	0
4759096733	Anaphora	A form of parallel syntactical construction that creates emphasis through the repetition of the same word, or words, at the beginning of successive clauses.	1
4759098799	Arena Stage	A stage that is set in the middle of the audience in order to allow the audience to feel close to the action and characters on the stage.	2
4759100442	Aubade	A poem written about the morning (usually in a love song). This type of poem sings to the situations of lovers in the morning.	3
4759101435	Blank Verse	A type of poetry that has a meter but no rhyme scheme.	4
4759101858	Branching	A prewriting exercise that allows you to organize the ideas from your notes as if they were branches on a tree. To start branching, write a central topic in the middle of a page; think of this as the trunk of the tree. Then, think of everything you associate with that topic. Start drawing lines out from the center and write your ideas on the lines. Your associated ideas are the branches of the tree. You can draw smaller and smaller lines from the branches for other related ideas.	5
4759110264	Caesura	A natural pause within a line of poetic verse.	6
4759110695	Catharsis	This Greek term literally means "purification" or "purging". In Aristotle's classic definition of tragedy, catharsis is the ultimate emotional goal of the playwright.	7
4759112715	Comedy of Manners	A realistic play that uses witty dialogue to poke fun at social conventions, especially those surrounding marriage. This form was popularized during the late 17th century (the Restoration period).	8
4759114489	Concatenation	To link together in a series or chain.	9