AP Literature "General" Flashcards
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| 5468168712 | Allusion | A reference, explicit or implicit, to something in previous literature or history | 0 | |
| 5468178914 | Genre | A type or class, as poetry, drama, etc | 1 | |
| 5468183222 | Imagery | The representation through language of sensory experience | 2 | |
| 5468198843 | Mood | The pervading impression of a work | 3 | |
| 5468201895 | Theme | The main idea, or message, of literary work. Themes often explore timeless and universal ideas and may be implied rather than stated explicitly. | 4 | |
| 5468234652 | Tone | The writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject, the audience, or herself or himself; the emotional coloring, or emotional meaning of a work | 5 | |
| 5468254167 | Symbol | Something that means more than what it is; an object, person, situation, or action that in addition to its literal meaning suggests other meanings as well, a figure of speech which may be read both literally and figuratively. | 6 |