AP Literature Terms Flashcards

8957136660	Lit Terms Quiz 1	lol no	0
8957139054	Alliteration	number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series	1
8957139055	Allusion	brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance	2
8957139056	Annotation	a note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram	3
8957141605	Antagonist	character, or a group of characters, which stands in opposition to the protagonist, which is the main character	4
8957141606	Assonance	two or more words, close to one another repeat the same vowel sound, but start with different consonant sounds	5
8957144399	Archetype	typical character, an action, or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature	6
8957144400	Conflict	a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist	7
8957144401	Connotation	meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly; cultural or emotional associations	8
8957146644	Consonance	repetitive sounds produced by consonants withIN a sentence or phrase. This repetition often takes place in quick succession; don't confuse w alliteration; it is assonance but with consonants	9
8957146645	Denotation	literal or dictionary meanings of a word	10
8957146646	Diction	style of writing or choice of words	11
8957149575	Epiphany	moment in the story where a character achieves realization, awareness, or a feeling of knowledge, after which events are seen through the prism of this new light in the story	12
8957149576	Flashback	interruption of the chronological sequence with an earlier event	13
8957149577	Foil	character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character. The objective is to highlight the traits of the other character	14
8957152182	Foreshadowing	writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story	15
8957152183	Imagery	to use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses	16
8957152184	Irony	words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. It may also be a situation that ends up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated	17
8957155018	Metaphor	implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics; does NOT use "like" or "as"	18
8957155019	Mood	the atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional setting that surrounds the readers	19
8957155020	Motif	object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work	20
8957157012	Personfication	a thing - an idea or an animal - is given human attributes	21
8957157013	Point of View	who's eyes the story is presented through	22
8957157014	Protagonist	central character or leading figure aka "hero"	23
8957159591	Setting	the time and geographic location within a narrative or within a work of fiction	24
8957159592	Symbol (ism)	object representing another, to give an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant	25
8957162086	Thesis	statement in a non-fiction or a fiction work that a writer intends to support and prove	26
8957162087	Tone	writer's attitude towards a subject; not to be confused with mood which is how the READER feels	27
8957169591	Lit Terms Quiz 2	yikessss	28
8957169592	Narrative Technique	any of several specific methods the creator of a narrative uses to convey what they want	29
8957172004	Iambic Pentameter	iamb- one syllable stressed followed by unstressed; pentameter= 5 iambs; a line with ten syllables total	30
8957174403	Figurative Language	language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation	31
8957176700	Structure	framework that underlies the order and manner in which a narrative is presented to a reader, listener, or viewer; plot/setting	32
8957176701	Style	literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words — the author's word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text	33
8957176717	Syntax	the way a writer writes; depends on one's syntax, word choice, and tone	34
8957178999	Villanelle	a nineteen-line poem with two rhymes throughout	35
8957179000	Rhetorical Technique		36
8957181334	Rhyme	repetition of similar sounding words, occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs	37
8957181336	Haiku	three lines, where the first and last lines have five syllables, and the middle line has seven	38
8957183991	Rhythm	expressed through stressed and unstressed syllables	39
8957183992	Lyric	collection of verses and choruses, making up a complete song, or a short and non-narrative poem; expresses emotions	40
8957183993	Ode	a form of poetry; praises something like a person, idea, or object; not very lengthy	41
8957186780	Blank Verse	a literary device defined as un-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter. In poetry and prose, it has a consistent meter with 10 syllables in each line (pentameter); where, unstressed syllables are followed by stressed ones, five of which are stressed but do not rhyme	42
8957186781	Cavalier Poets	school of English poets of the 17th century; wrote elegant verse, more light than serious	43
8957189681	Metaphysical Poets	17th-century England who inclined to the personal and intellectual complexity and concentration; used conceits; departed from traditional, genteel poetry	44
8957189682	Pastoral	dealing with shepherds or rural life in a usually artificial manner and typically drawing a contrast between the innocence and serenity of the simple life and the misery and corruption of city and especially court life	45
8957189683	Elegy	a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead	46
8957191833	Epitaph	a brief writing or saying inscribed on a grave	47
8957191834	Ballad	form of verse; can be sung; any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody	48
8957191835	Romantic	movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century; emphasized individualism and denounced exploiting the poor	49
8957191850	Gothic	style of writing that is characterized by elements of fear, horror, death, and gloom; emotions associated with it are fear and suspense	50
8957195308	Dramatic Monologue	type of poem in which the speaker is directly addressing and talking to some other person; one way conversation for a long period of time	51
8957195309	Narrative Poem	form of poetry that tells a story, often making the voices of a narrator and characters as well	52
8957197769	Epic	long narrative poem, often written about a hero or heroines	53
8957197770	Sestina	a poem with six stanzas of six lines and a final triplet, all stanzas having the same six words at the line-ends in six different sequences that follow a fixed pattern	54
8957200258	Lit Terms Quiz 3	-_-	55
8957200259	Apostrophe	speaks directly to someone who is not present or is dead, or speaks to an inanimate object	56
8957202442	Bildungsroman	a novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education; about a young protagonist's morals and psychology developing	57
8957202443	Catharsis	emotional discharge through which one can achieve a state of moral or spiritual renewal, or achieve a state of liberation from anxiety and stress	58
8957204226	Chiasmus	a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form	59
8957204227	Climax	point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point	60
8957204228	Comic Relief	comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections	61
8957207009	Conceit	kind of metaphor that compares two very unlike things in a surprising and clever way. Often, conceits are extended metaphors that dominate an entire passage or poem	62
8957207011	Deus ex Machina	circumstance where an implausible concept or a divine character is introduced into a storyline, for the purpose of resolving its conflict and procuring an interesting outcome	63
8957209794	Enjambment	The running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next, without terminal punctuation	64
8957209795	Hubris	pride which leads to a character's downfall	65
8957211768	In Media Res	a narrative that begins, not at the beginning of a story, but somewhere in the middle — usually at some crucial point in the action	66
8957211769	Meter	a stressed and unstressed syllabic pattern in a verse, or within the lines of a poem	67
8957211770	Metonymy	a word or phrase that is used to stand in for another word ex.: "pen" = written word	68
8957214264	Oxymoron	two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect. The common oxymoron phrase is a combination of an adjective proceeded by a noun with contrasting meanings	69
8957214265	Pun	a play on words that produces a humorous effect by using a word that suggests two or more meanings, or by exploiting similar sounding words that have different meanings	70
8957216600	Sonnet	has 14 lines, and is written in iambic pentameter. Each line has 10 syllables. It has a specific rhyme scheme, and a volta, or a specific turn	71
8957216601	Soliloquoy	a person in a play talks to himself without acknowledging the presence of any other person; reveal the innermost thoughts of a character and progresses the play	72
8957219276	Tragic Hero	when the protagonist faces his or her downfall due to a tragic flaw or judgement error	73
8957223049	Verse	a single line of poetry	74