Ap Literature Words Flashcards

7939225247	meter	the rhythm of a piece of poetry	0
7939228517	local color	the customs, manner of speech, dress, or other typical features of a place or period that contribute to its particular character.	1
7939233812	verse	written in columns, a poem	2
7939258251	iamb	a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.	3
7939266354	paean	a song of praise or triumph.	4
7939271771	alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. (wildly woolly)	5
7939279909	frame story	story within a story	6
7939288216	epithet	an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.	7
7939300535	madrigal	a type of poem with origins in the 19th century France, Elizabethan era.	8
7939312286	direct object	the recipient of an action (the dog in Jimmy fed the dog).	9
7939318055	epistolary novel	a story written in a series of documents, usually letters.	10
7939332864	dramatic monologue	a poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person, in which the speaker inadvertently reveals aspects of their character while describing a particular situation or series of events.	11
7939339476	quatrain	a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes.	12
7939340887	transitive verb	a verb that requires one or more objects. (She played the piano)	13
7939351198	intransitive verb	a verb the doesn't require an object. (She played)	14
7939358382	ellipsis	(...) a type of sentence in which something is left out, but it can be perceived by the audience.	15
7939370304	blank verse	verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.	16
7939375917	stanza	a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.	17
7939384463	prose	written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.	18
7939387083	adverb	a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. (e.g., gently, quite, then, there ).	19
7939392142	couplet	two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.	20
7939394844	obsequious	obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.	21
7939400065	bawdy	humorously indecent talk or writing.	22
7939403374	cognizance	knowledge, awareness, or notice.	23
7939405595	sycophant	a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.	24
7939424114	appellation	a name or title.	25
7939424115	dissolute	lax in morals.	26
7939431178	denigrate	to put down, ridicule, mock.	27
7939437205	epoch	a period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics.	28
7939442033	tithe	one tenth of annual produce or earnings, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the church and clergy.	29
7939448171	apathy	lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.	30
7939450833	cavalier	laid back, showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.	31
7939457157	parsimonious	unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal.	32
7939457167	enervate	to cut a nerve, having to feelings.	33
7939466760	acute	suddenly, sharp, strong.	34
7939473369	paltry	(of an amount) small or meager, minimal.	35
7939482287	vacuity	lack of thought or intelligence; empty-headedness or space.	36
7939485664	penchant	a talent.	37
7939492093	avarice	an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.	38
7939495692	insular	to live on an island, away from people.	39
7939498332	antipathy	a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion, hatred.	40
7939502963	pious	devoutly religious to a fault.	41
7939506782	sloth	reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness.	42
7939509152	droll	light-hearted, curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.	43
7939515502	inveterate	(of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change.	44
7939518951	deride	express contempt for; ridicule.	45
7939521360	poignant	emotionally stirring.	46
7939528941	epitaph	a phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.	47