AP Literature Terms Flashcards

9418847625	Abstract	An abstract style (in writing) is typically complex, discusses intagible qualities like good and evil, and seldom uses examples to support its points.	0
9418847626	Academic	As an adjective describing style, this word means dry and theoretical writing. (When a piece of writing seems to be sucking all the life out of its subject with analysis, the writing is academic.)	1
9418894802	Accent/emphasis	In poetry, accent refers to the stressed portion of a word. In "To be, or not to be," accents fall on the first "be" and "not." It sounds silly any other way.	2
9418894803	Aesthetic(s)	Aesthetic can be used as an adjective meaning "appealing to the senses," Aesthetic judgement is a phrase synonymous with artistic judgement. As a noun, an aesthetic is a coherent sense of taste. The plural noun, aesthetics, is the study of beauty.	3
9418894804	Allegory	An allegory is a story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself. Many fables have allegorical quality.	4
9419200797	Inversion	Switching the customary order of elements in a sentence or phrase. (Like Yoda does!)	5
9419200798	Irony	Irony comes in a variety of forms; it can be a type of usually humorous expression in which you say the opposite of what you intend humorous expression in which you say the opposite of what you intend (verbal irony.)	6
9419200799	Lament	A passionate expression of grief or sorrow	7
9419200800	Lampoon	To publicly criticize someone or something by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.	8
9419200801	Lyric	A type of poetry that explores the poet's personal interpretation of and feeling about the world. When the word "lyric is used to describe tone, it refers to a sweet, emotional, melodiousness.	9
9419125890	Masculine Rhyme	A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable	10
9419125891	Melodrama	A form of "cheesy" theater in which the hero is very, very good, the villain is very mean and rotten, and the hero nine is oh-so-pure.	11
9419125892	Metaphor and Simile	A metaphor is a comparison or analogy that states one thing IS another. His eyes were biting coals. A similar is like a metaphor but soften s the comparison by using LIKE or AS. His eyes were like burning coals.	12
9419066543	Metonymy	A word that is used to stand for something else with which it shares attributes or with which it is associated. For example, a herd of cows would be called 50 head of cattle.	13