AP Literature and Composition Lit. Terms Flashcards

6615047931	Allegory	The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.	0
6615054538	Anecdote	A short story or joke told at the beginning of a speech to gain the audience's attention.	1
6615065744	Convention	An understanding between a reader and a writer about certain details of a story that does not need to be explained.	2
6615074615	Denouement	The final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot.	3
6615079654	Elegy	A poem or song composed especially as a lament for a deceased person.	4
6615113099	Euphony	A succession of words which are pleasing to the ear. These words may be alliterative, utilize consonance, or assonance and are often used in poetry but also seen in prose.	5
6615128680	Dactyl	A dactylic foot has three syllables beginning with a stressed syllable; the other two unstressed.	6
6615135408	In medias res	A story that begins in the middle of things.	7
6615141169	Meter	The measured arrangement of words in poetry, as by accentual rhythm, syllabic quantity, or the number of syllables in a line.	8
6615144436	Novella	A short novel usually under 100 pages.	9