AP Literature Terms Flashcards

6925495747	Allegory	a story in which the narrative/characters carry an underlying symbolic, metaphorical or possibly an ethical meaning	0
6925515684	Alliteration	the repetition of one or more initial consonant in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose. writers use this for ornament or for emphasis	1
7328111119	Allusion	a reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea	2
7328111120	Analogy	a comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things	3
7328114659	Anaphora	repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines	4
7328116955	Apostrophe	Addressing something nonhuman as if it were human Example: Death, be not proud . . .	5
7328120815	Archetype	Original model an abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model/form	6
7328120816	Assonance	Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity	7
7328123775	Blank Verse	Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter	8
7328125246	Conceit	extended metaphor	9
7328128574	Connotation	All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests	10
7328130860	Consonance	the repetition of consonant sounds	11
7328130861	Diction	A writer's or speaker's choice of words	12
7328132690	Dialect	A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.	13
7328134777	Didactic	author attempts to educate or instruct the reader	14
7328134778	Dissonance	harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds	15
7328136514	Elegy	a sad or mournful poem	16
7328139301	End-stopped line	a line of poetry that ends with a period, comma, or semi-colon	17
7328139302	Enjambment	In poetry, the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them	18
7328142072	Epiphany	A moment of sudden revelation or insight	19
7328145798	Figurative Language	language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors. writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally	20
7328146999	Free Verse	Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme	21
7328148890	Hyperbole	extreme exaggeration	22
7328148891	Imagery	Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)	23
7328150926	Irony	the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning	24
7328153545	Juxtaposition	the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. placement of two things closely together to emphasize similarities or differences	25
7328153546	Metaphor	A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. A comparison without using like or as	26
7328156457	Metonymy	Using a single feature to represent the whole Crown - in place of a royal person The White House - in place of the President or others who work there	27
7328156458	Mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader	28
7328158283	Motif	A recurring theme, subject or idea	29