AP Literature Vocab Flashcards

7225909837	Allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning	0
7225909838	Allusions	an indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work.	1
7225909839	Ambiguity (noun)	The expression of an idea in such a way that more than one meaning is suggested.	2
7225909840	Analogy	A comparison between two things in which the more complex is explained in terms of the more simple.	3
7404089736	Anaphora	The repetition of introductory words or phrases for effect.	4
7404089737	Anastrophe	Departure from normal word order for the sake of emphasis. Normal syntax is violated.	5
7404089738	Anecdote	A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person used to bring humor or to illustrate a particular characteristic or trait.	6
7404089739	Anthropomorphism	The attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities.	7
7404089740	Antithesis	Opposition or contrast emphasized by parallel structure.	8
7404089741	Apostrophe	A strategy in which an absent person, inanimate object is addressed directly.	9
7404089742	Attitude	A settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person's behavior.	10
7404089743	Connotation	Implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reader's mind.	11
7404089744	Colloquialism	The use of informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing.	12
7404089745	Conceit	A juxtaposition that makes a surprising connection between two seemingly different things.	13
7404089746	Denotation	The dictionary definition of a word. The literal or obvious meaning of a word.	14
7404089747	Diction	The choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.	15
7404089748	Dramatic Monologue	A poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person, in which the speaker inadvertently reveals aspects of their character while describing a particular situation or series of events.	16
7404089749	Euphemism	The use of a word or phrase that is less direct, but also less distasteful or less offensive than another.	17
7404089750	Explication	The art of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text.	18
7404089751	Foreshadowing	The use of a hint or clue to suggest a larger event that occurs later in the work.	19
7404089752	Hyperbole	Deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis.	20
7404089753	Imagery	Lively descriptions which impress the images of things upon the mind using one or more of the five senses.	21
7404089754	Irony	The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. Or When something happens as a result of or in reaction to something else in a way that is contrary to what would be expected or acceptable.	22
7404176592	Litotes	An understatement	23
7404176593	Metaphor	A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another by being spoken o as thought it was that thing.	24
7404176594	Mixed Metaphor	A combination of two or more incompatible metaphors, which produces a ridiculous effect.	25
7404176595	Mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.	26
7404176596	Motif	A recurring theme, subject or idea	27
7404176597	Metonymy	A figure of speech that replaced the name of an object, person, or idea with something with which it is associated.	28
7404176598	Paradox	A statement which seems self-contradictory, but which may be true in fact.	29
7404176599	Parody	A form of satire that imitate another work of art in order to ridicule it.	30
7404176600	Point of View	The perspective from which a story is told.	31
7404176601	Personification	The attribution of human qualities to a nonhuman or inanimate object.	32
7404176602	Onomatopoeia	The use of words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss," "buzz," and "boom."	33
7404176603	Oxymoron	A figure of speech in which contradictory terms or ideas are combined.	34
7404176604	Satire	The use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony, etc. to expose vices, abuses, etc.	35
7404176605	Simile	Comparing two things using "like" or "as"	36
7404176606	Stream of Consciousness	Like a first person narrator, but placing the reader inside the character's head, making the reader privy to the continuous, chaotic flow of disconnected, half-formed thoughts and impressions in the character's mind.	37
7404176607	Symbol	Anything that stands for or represents something else.	38
7404176608	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent a whole.	39
7404176609	Syntax	The grammatical structure of a sentence; the arrangement of words in a sentence.	40
7404176610	Theme	The central idea or message of a literary work.	41
7404176611	Tone	The author's implied attitude toward the subject.	42
7404176612	Understatement	A statement that says less than what it means.	43
7404176613	Vernacular	The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.	44