AP Literature Terms Flashcards

2973557714	Antithesis	the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give the feeling of balance.	0
2973557715	Static Character	A character that does not change throughout the story.	1
2973557716	Dramatic Irony	Technique in which the author lets the audience in on a character's situation while the character remains uninformed.	2
2973557717	Hubris	Excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist.	3
2973557718	Colloquialism	a word or phrase used in informal/everyday conversation.	4
2973557719	Alliteration	The repetition of initial consonant sounds.	5
2973557720	Foreshadowing	Hints or clues about the end of the novel.	6
2973557721	Epistolary Novel	the narrative is conveyed by means of letters from one character to another.	7
2973557722	Assonance	The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sequence of nearby words.	8
2973557723	Doggerel	Crude, simplistic verse, often in sing-song rhyme.	9
2973557724	Chiasmus	A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed.	10
2973557725	Malapropism	A general term for the misuse of words, especially words that sound like other words.	11
2973557726	Dialect	A way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain group.	12
2973557727	Dystopia	A work of literature that projects a future world, state, or situation in which the human condition is wholly degraded.	13
2973557728	Metonymy	Substitution of the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself.	14
2973557729	Paradox	A self-contradictory statement that actually contains some truth.	15
2973557730	Apostrophe	Calling out to an object or an abstract idea.	16
2973557731	Elegy	A lament over someone's death.	17
2973557732	Motif	a recurring image, word, or idea throughout a work.	18
2973557733	Free Verse	A broadly descriptive term for poetry that does not follow a regular metrical pattern or rhyme scheme.	19