AP LITERATURE TERMS Flashcards

8823217921	Allusion	reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture. An indirect reference to something.	0
8823234779	Connotation	the associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase, in addition to its strict dictionary definition.	1
8823242260	Foil	a character who acts as a contrast to another character. often a funny side kick to the dashing hero, or a villan contrasting the hero.	2
8823258654	Hyperbole	a figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for effect.	3
8823266984	Foreshadowing	the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot.	4
8823272414	Irony	a discrepancy between appearances and reality.	5
8823281364	Juxtaposition	a poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit. Also a form of contrast by which writers call attention to dissimilar ideas, images, or metaphors.	6
8823304395	Simile	a figure of speech that makes an explicitly comparison between two unlike things, using words such as like, as, than, or resembles.	7
8823312922	Symbol	a person, place, thing, or event that has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself.	8
8823320791	Tone	the attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work, the characters in it, or the audiences, revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization.	9