AP Literature Terms Flashcards

7805740768	allusion	a reference in a work of literature to something outside the work	0
7805740769	attitude	the disposition toward or opinion of a subject by a speaker, author, or character	1
7805740770	allegory	a story in which the people, things, and events have another extended, frequently abstract meaning	2
7805740771	alliteration	the repetition of similar or identical consonant sounds, normally at the beginning of words	3
7805740772	ambiguity	multiple meanings that a literary work may communicate, especially when two meanings are incompatible	4
7805740773	antecedent	the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers	5
7805740774	apostrophe	direct address, usually to someone or something that is not present	6
7805740775	assonance	the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds	7
7805740776	ballad meter	a four-line stanza rhymed abcd in which lines one and three have four feet and lines two and four have three feet	8
7805740777	blank verse	unrhymed iambic pentameter	9
7805740778	clause	a group of words containing a subject and its verb that may or may not form a complete sentence	10
7805740779	connotation	the implications of a word or a phrase, or the emotions associated with it, as opposed to its exact meaning (denotation)	11
7805740780	convention	a device of style or subject matter that is used so often that it becomes a recognized means of expression.fig	12
7805740781	dactyl	a metrical foot of three syllables, including an accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables	13
7805740782	details	are the individual items or parts that make up a larger picture or story	14
7805740783	denotation	the specific, literal meaning of a word to be found in a dictionary, as opposed to connotation	15
7805740784	devices of sound	The techniques of deploying the sound of words, especially in poetry Ex. rhyme, alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia	16
7805740785	didactic	explicitly instructive	17
7805740786	diction	word choice, "techniques" of a passage, prose, or poem	18
7805740787	digression	the inclusion of material unrelated to the actual subject of a work	19
7805740788	ellipsis	a phrase that omits some words that would be necessary for a complete construction	20
7805740789	end-stopped	a line with a pause at the end	21
7805740790	free verse	poetry that is not written in a traditional meter but is still rhythmical	22
7805740791	heroic couplet	two end-stopped iambic pentameter lines rhymed aa, bb, cc, usually containing a complete thought in the two-line unit	23
7805740792	hexameter	a line containing six feet	24
7805740793	iamb	a two-syllable foot with an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable	25
7805740794	internal rhyme	rhyme that occurs within a rhyme	26
7805740795	epigram	a pithy saying, often employing contrast; a verse form, which is usually brief and pointed	27
7805740796	euphemism	a figure of speech utilizing indirection to avoid offensive bluntness, such as "deceased" for "dead" or "remains" for "corpse"	28
7805740797	figurative language	figures of speech, such as metaphor, simile, and irony	29
7805740798	grotesque	characterized by distortions or incongruities	30
7805740799	jargon	the specialized language of a profession or group	31
7805740800	literal	the precise, explicit meaning	32
7805740801	imagery	images created by literary works, sensory details	33
7805740802	imperative	the mood of a verb that gives an order	34
7805740803	irony	a figure of speech in which the intended meaning and the actual meaning differ	35
7805740804	metaphor	a figurative use of language in which a comparison is expressed without the use of a comparative term like "as", "like", or "than"	36
7805740805	modify	to restrict or limit in meaning "large, shaggy dog"	37
7805740806	narrative techniques	the methods involved in telling a story; the procedures used by a writer of stories or accounts	38
7805740807	omniscient point of view	the vantage point of a story in which the narrator can know, see, and report whatever he or she chooses	39
7805740808	oxymoron	a combination or juxtaposition of opposites	40
7805740809	onomatopoeia	the use of words whose very sound suggests their actual meaning "buzz", "honk", "hiss"	41
7805740810	parable	a story designed to suggest a principle	42
7805740811	parallel structure	a similar grammatical structure within a paragraph	43
7805740812	paradox	a statement that seems to be self-contradictory but is true	44
7805740813	parody	a composition that imitates the style of another composition, normally done for comic effect	45
7805740814	periodic sentence	a sentence that becomes grammatically complete only at end	46
7805740815	personification	a figurative use of language that endows the nonhuman (ideas, inanimate objects, animals, abstractions)	47
7805740816	point of view	any of several possible vantage points from which the story is told	48
7805740817	rhetorical techniques	the devices used in effective or persuasive language	49
7805740818	reliability	a quality of some fictional narrators in whose word the reader can place his trust	50
7805740819	resources of language	a general phrase for the linguistic devices or techniques that a writer can use	51
7805740820	satire	writing that uses ridicule to arouse a reader's disapproval of the subject	52
7805740821	setting	the background of a story, the physical location of a story, play, or novel	53
7805740822	strategy	the management of language for a specific effect	54
7805740823	style	the mode of expression in language	55
7805740824	structure	the arrangement of materials within a work; the relationship of the parts of the work as a whole; the logical divisions of a work	56
7805740825	syntax	the structure of a sentence	57
7805740826	soliloquy	a speech in which a character who is alone speaks his or her thoughts aloud	58
7805740827	syllogism	a form of reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from them	59
7805740828	sonnet	a poem written in iambic pentameter, normally composed of 14 lines	60
7805740829	stereotype	a conventional pattern, expression, character, or idea	61
7805740830	symbol	something that is simultaneously itself and also a sign of something else	62
7805740831	thesis	the theme, meaning, or position that a writer endeavors to prove support	63
7805740832	theme	the main thought expressed by a work	64
7805740833	tone	the manner in which the author expresses his or her attitude	65
7805755321	gustatory	sensory word for taste	66