AP Literature terms pg 7 Flashcards

4111873044	rhetoric	the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner	0
4111876347	rhetorical question	a question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer	1
4111880379	rhetorical devices	literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression	2
4111887828	riddle	a question requiring thought to answer or understand; a puzzle or conundrum	3
4111890730	romantic	a term describing a character or literary work that reflects the characteristics of Romanticism, the literary movement beginning in the late 18th century that stressed emotion, imagination, and individualism	4
4111947872	round character	a character who demonstrates some complexity and who develops or changes in the course of a work	5
4111947873	sarcasm	harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule	6
4111947874	satire	the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social insitutions	7
4111947875	scapegoat	a person or group that bears the blame for another	8
4111947876	scene	a real or fictional episode; a division of an act in a play	9
4111947877	setting	the time, place, and environment in which action takes place	10
4111947878	simile	a comparison of two things using "like" "as" or other specifically comparative words	11
4111947879	simple sentence	a sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause	12
4111947880	solecism	nonstandard grammatical usage; a violation of grammatical words	13
4111947881	structure	the arrangement or framework of a sentence, paragraph, or entire work	14
4111947882	style	the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work	15
4111947883	surrealism	an artistic movement emphasizing the imagination and characterized by incongruous juxtapositions and lack of conscious control	16
4111947884	syllepsis	a construction in which one word is used in two different senses (after he threw the ball, he threw a fit)	17