AP Literature Terms Neal V.2 Flashcards

4315327835	alliteration	repetition of two or more consonant sounds	0
4315327836	allusion	reference to something assumed to be well known	1
4315327837	assonance	repetition of two or more vowel sounds	2
4315327838	cacophony	harsh sound; opposite of euphony	3
4315327839	colloquial english	casual/informal, but correct language of ordinary native speakers	4
4315327840	connotation	associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word	5
4315327841	consonance	words share similar consonant sounds but different vowel sounds; slant rhyme	6
4315327842	couplet	two line stanza in poetry, usually rhymes and has equal length; usually at the end	7
4315327843	denotation	literal dictionary definition of a word	8
4315327844	diction	word choice or vocabulary	9
4315327845	didactic poetry	poetry that aims for education rather than art	10
4315327846	dramatic monologue	poem written as a speech/single speaker in a decisive moment	11
4315327847	end rhyme	rhyme that occurs at the end of a line	12
4315327848	epigraph	brief quote preceding a story or literary work	13
4315327849	euphony	harmonious effect, opposite cacophony	14
4315327850	exact rhyme	sounds following initial letters that are identical in sound	15
4315327851	expressionism	dramatic style against realism; dreamlike subjective realm	16
4315327852	eye rhyme	spelling of two words looks the same, but they are pronounced differently (cough, though)	17
4315327853	feminine rhyme	rhyme of words containing more than one syllable where the rhyme lands on any syllable except the last	18
4315327854	form	means by which a literary work conveys meaning	19
4315327855	formal english	heightened, impersonal language of educated speakers (see diction)	20
4315327856	general english	ordinary language of educated native speakers (see diction)	21
4315327857	hyperbole	exaggeration or overstatement	22
4315327858	iamb	unstressed, stressed (meter; type of foot)	23
4315327859	iambic pentameter	five iambic feet per line (meter)	24
4315327860	image	reference to a sensory experience in literature	25
4315327861	imagery	collective set of images in a literary work	26
4315327862	impressionism	when a literary work centers on a character's mental life rather than surrounding reality; emphasizes external events rather than impression they leave	27
4315327863	internal refrain	refrain within a stanza	28
4315327864	internal rhyme	rhyme occurs within a line of poetry	29
4315327865	irony	a discrepancy in meaning/ meaning is masked (dramatic, verbal, situational)	30
4315327866	levels of diction	Formal English (highest) General English Colloquial English Vulgate (lowest)	31
4315327867	lyric	short poem expressing thoughts, feelings of a single speaker	32
4315327868	masculine rhyme	rhyme of one syllable words OR rhyme of stressed final syllable	33
4315327869	metaphor	comparison by stating that one thing IS another	34
4315327870	metonymy	when the name of something is substituted in for something similar (i.e White House for President) A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty").	35
4315327871	narrative poem	poem that tells a story	36
4315327872	onomatopoeia	word imitating a sound	37
4315327873	personification	non-human object is given human characteristics	38
4315327874	poetic diction	elevated language/specialized vocabulary	39
4315327875	quatrain	stanza consisting of four lines	40
4315327876	refrain	lines repeated at intervals in a song or poem	41
4315327877	rhyme	two or more words that contain identical or similar vowel sound	42
4315327878	rhyme scheme	recurrent pattern of rhyme	43
4315327879	simile	comparison of two things using like, as, resembles	44
4315327880	sonnet	poem of fourteen lines, usually with ten syllables per line	45
4315327881	synechdoche	figure of speech in which a part of something is made to represent the whole, or vice versa	46
4315327882	terminal refrain	group of repeated lines following a stanza	47
4315327883	theme	the central topic a text writes to; what the work SAYS about the subject	48
4315327884	tone	attitude of a writer towards a subject or audience	49
4315327885	understatement	the presentation of something as smaller or less important than it actually is	50
4315327886	vulgate	lowest level of diction; common/casual	51
4315327887	slant rhyme	almost rhyme; either assonance or consonance in place of true rhyme	52
4315327888	stream of consciousness	style of writing that portrays the inner workings of a character's mind	53
4315327889	surrealism	allowing subconscious or dream-like imagery to lead the poem	54
4315327890	symbol	a person, place, or thing which has meaning for itself but also stands for something more than itself	55
4315333101	animism	The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits	56
4315333102	idiosyncratic	(adj.) peculiar to one person; highly individualized	57
4315335543	quasi	resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely	58
4315335544	bulwark	(n.) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; (v.) to provide such defense or protection	59
4315337236	circumspect	Careful, cautious	60
4315337237	repartee	Quick, witty conversation	61
4315337238	pathos	Appeal to emotion	62
4315338716	ethos	Appeal to credibility	63
4315338717	logos	Appeal to logic	64
4315340768	mendacious	given to lying	65
4315480039	erudition	Learning; knowledge; enlightenment.	66
4315519416	erudite	Learned, scholarly, bookish	67
4315480040	convalescence	gradual return to health and strength after an illness or other problem	68
4315481912	haughty	Arrogantly superior and disdainful	69
4315483210	garrulous	Excessively talkative	70
4315486643	terse	Concise, brief and to the point (sometimes to the point of rudeness)	71
4315486644	vex	annoy to annoy; irritate; puzzle; confuse	72
4315486645	perplex	to confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt	73
4315490086	caesura	A strong pause within a line of verse.	74
4315490087	expedient	(n.) a means to an end; (adj.) advantageous, useful	75
4315490088	beguile	To deceive; to charm; to enchant	76
4315495698	satirical	Attacking human vice or foolishness through irony or wit	77
4315508120	subsistance	Is self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families.	78
4315510607	extricate	free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle	79
4315510608	laudatory	full of praise	80
4315512016	reverential	deeply respectful	81
4315512017	siege	the surrounding of a place in order to force it to surrender	82
4315512018	besieged	to surround someone in an overwhelming way surrounded by enemies	83
4316170772	elegy	A lyric poem that laments the dead.	84
4316170773	elegaic	mournful, grieving in tone	85
4316170774	subjunctive mood	a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible; wishful thinking--if I were you, if he were honest	86
4316178347	deferential	respectful and polite in a submissive way	87
4316178348	pious	Devoutly religious	88
4316178349	piety	religious devotion	89
4316182351	sundry	Various; miscellaneous	90
4316182352	hedonism	self indulgence; pleasure-seeking	91
4316182353	forlorn	(adj.) totally abandoned and helpless; sad and lonely; wretched or pitiful; almost hopeless	92
4316186428	didactic	Intended to teach Intended to instruct	93
4316186429	wherewithal	the necessary means (especially financial means)	94
4316188728	substantive	essential	95