AP Literature Terms 60-70 Flashcards

5356462555	feminine rhyme	lines rhymed by their final two syllables. A pair of lines ending with Running and gunning is an example of a feminine rhyme.	0
5356474166	first person narrator	the one who tells the story and participates in its action	1
5356474167	foil	a secondary character whose purpose is to highlight the characteristics of the main character usually by contrast.	2
5356485504	foot	the basic rhythmic unit of a line of poetry. .	3
5356492131	foreshadowing	an event or statement that suggests something larger	4
5356497148	free verse	poetry written without a rhyme scheme	5
5356499070	genre	subcategory of literature	6
5356501497	gothic	Gothicis the sensibility derived from gothic novels. This form first showed up in the middle of the eighteenth century and had a heyday popularity for about sixty.years' It hasn't really ever gone away. The sensibility? Think myiterious 1"9, 6nstles ry1ched high upon sheer cuffs. paintiigs with Jirrirtu, eyeballs'that follow you around the room. Weird screams from the attic each night. Diaries with a final entry that trails off tnu page and reads something iike, No, NOI /T COULDN'T BE!	7
5356514736	hubris	Excessive pride	8
5356516714	hyperbole	exaggeration or deliberate over statement	9