AP Literature Terms Flashcards

7668576146	allusion	a reference in a work of literature to something outside the work	0
7695029369	attitude	the disposition toward or opinion of a subject by a speaker, author, or character	1
7695041584	allegory	a story in which the people, things, and events have another extended, frequently abstract meaning	2
7752118248	alliteration	the repetition of similar or identical consonant sounds, normally at the beginning of words	3
7695179163	ambiguity	multiple meanings that a literary work may communicate, especially when two meanings are incompatible	4
7754500423	antecedent	the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers	5
7752137890	apostrophe	direct address, usually to someone or something that is not present	6
7752151805	assonance	the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds	7
7757112136	clause	a group of words containing a subject and its verb that may or may not form a complete sentence	8
7694954903	connotation	the implications of a word or a phrase, or the emotions associated with it, as opposed to its exact meaning (denotation)	9
7729714219	convention	a device of style or subject matter that is used so often that it becomes a recognized means of expression.fig	10
7752195628	dactyl	a metrical foot of three syllables, including an accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables	11
7754339901	details	are the individual items or parts that make up a larger picture or story	12
7694997617	denotation	the specific, literal meaning of a word to be found in a dictionary, as opposed to connotation	13
7706375486	devices of sound	The techniques of deploying the sound of words, especially in poetry Ex. rhyme, alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia	14
7694983367	didactic	explicitly instructive	15
7757190299	diction	word choice, "techniques" of a passage, prose, or poem	16
7694971704	digression	the inclusion of material unrelated to the actual subject of a work	17
7757122224	ellipsis	a phrase that omits some words that would be necessary for a complete construction	18
7754357920	end-stopped	a line with a pause at the end	19
7754362032	free verse	poetry that is not written in a traditional meter but is still rhythmical	20
7754455447	heroic couplet	two end-stopped iambic pentameter lines rhymed aa, bb, cc, usually containing a complete thought in the two-line unit	21
7754464662	hexameter	a line containing six feet	22
7754467881	iamb	a two-syllable foot with an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable	23
7754475592	internal rhyme	rhyme that occurs within a rhyme	24
7706403662	epigram	a pithy saying, often employing contrast; a verse form, which is usually brief and pointed	25
7729752482	euphemism	a figure of speech utilizing indirection to avoid offensive bluntness, such as "deceased" for "dead" or "remains" for "corpse"	26
7729741670	figurative language	figures of speech, such as metaphor, simile, and irony	27
7746049571	grotesque	characterized by distortions or incongruities	28
7746062847	jargon	the specialized language of a profession or group	29
7746070883	literal	the precise, explicit meaning	30
7729747116	imagery	images created by literary works, sensory details	31
7757128539	imperative	the mood of a verb that gives an order	32
7729747117	irony	a figure of speech in which the intended meaning and the actual meaning differ	33
7743537988	metaphor	a figurative use of language in which a comparison is expressed without the use of a comparative term like "as", "like", or "than"	34
7757131345	modify	to restrict or limit in meaning "large, shaggy dog"	35
7743618350	narrative techniques	the methods involved in telling a story; the procedures used by a writer of stories or accounts	36
7743618351	omniscient point of view	the vantage point of a story in which the narrator can know, see, and report whatever he or she chooses	37
7746083340	oxymoron	a combination or juxtaposition of opposites	38
7754486443	onomatopoeia	the use of words whose very sound suggests their actual meaning "buzz", "honk", "hiss"	39
7746119201	parable	a story designed to suggest a principle	40
7757139513	parallel structure	a similar grammatical structure within a paragraph	41
7746129770	paradox	a statement that seems to be self-contradictory but is true	42
7757216637	parody	a composition that imitates the style of another composition, normally done for comic effect	43
7757143838	periodic sentence	a sentence that becomes grammatically complete only at end	44
7757224091	personification	a figurative use of language that endows the nonhuman (ideas, inanimate objects, animals, abstractions)	45
7743669721	point of view	any of several possible vantage points from which the story is told	46
7743680489	rhetorical techniques	the devices used in effective or persuasive language	47
7757235059	reliability	a quality of some fictional narrators in whose word the reader can place his trust	48
7757293240	resources of language	a general phrase for the linguistic devices or techniques that a writer can use	49
7743760757	satire	writing that uses ridicule to arouse a reader's disapproval of the subject	50
7757163578	setting	the background of a story, the physical location of a story, play, or novel	51
7745920455	strategy	the management of language for a specific effect	52
7757174492	style	the mode of expression in language	53
7745950605	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	54
7757158528	syntax	the structure of a sentence	55
7757244043	soliloquy	a speech in which a character who is alone speaks his or her thoughts aloud	56
7757268640	syllogism	a form of reasoning in which two statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from them	57
7805577844	sonnet	a poem written in iambic pentameter, normally composed of 14 lines	58
7757247266	stereotype	a conventional pattern, expression, character, or idea	59
7745987665	symbol	something that is simultaneously itself and also a sign of something else	60
7757254446	thesis	the theme, meaning, or position that a writer endeavors to prove support	61
7746001927	theme	the main thought expressed by a work	62
7746010803	tone	the manner in which the author expresses his or her attitude	63