AP Literature Terms Flashcards

8043979777	Alliteration	The occurrence of the same letter of sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.	0
8043994852	Allusion	An implies or indirect reference especially in literature.	1
8044000582	Antagonist	One that contends with or opposes another.	2
8044003507	Archetype	A recurrent symbol or motif in literature art, or mythology.	3
8044008656	Assonance	Repetition of vowels without repetition of consonants used as an alternative to rhyme in verse.	4
8044016374	Ballad	Literary device defined as un-rhyming verse written in iambic parameter to syllables unstressed. Short story in verse, song or poem.	5
8044039047	Blank Verse	It is a poem with no rhyme but it does have an iambic parameter.	6
8044169925	Caesura	Rhythmical pause dividing the line of verse, an obvious pause.	7
8044178468	Conflict	Struggle between two opposing people between protagonists and antagonists.	8
8044189429	Connotation	The emotional implications and associations that words may carry as distinguished from their denotative meaning.	9
8044196584	Denotation	Literal or dictionary meaning of a word in contrast to its connotative meaning or associated meaning.	10
8044203545	Deus Ex Machina	Unexpected power or event seemingly hopeless situation.	11
8044214356	Dramatic Monologue	The speech of verbal presentation is given by a single character to tell their thoughts.	12
8044220515	Diction	Style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or writer.	13
8044224655	Elegy	Written in honor of someone deceased. A mournful melancholy or plaintive poetry.	14
8044246264	Epic Simile	Simile that runs for a really long time and are usually used for decorating heroes.	15
8044263204	Epitaph	Loving poem about a dead friend, usually written on a plaque or tombstone.	16
8044274964	Figurative Language	Uses figure of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful. Metaphors, simile, imagery, etc.	17
8044284631	Gothic	Horror or combination of horror and fiction, along with death and romance.	18
8044293086	Haiku	17 syllables that are split into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5. A lot of allusions and comparisons.	19
8044317620	Iambic Pentameter	A foot or beat of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable or a short syllable followed by a long one. 5 metrical feet.	20
8044342652	Imagery	Use figurative language to represent objects actions and ideas that appeals to our physical sense.	21
8044350350	Irony	Intended meaning is different than actual meaning.	22
8044355506	Lyric	Collection of verses and choruses complete song singe speakers non narrative.	23
8044365817	Metaphor	Comparison without using like or as.	24
8044367971	Metaphysical poetry	Harsh and rigid expressions with ingenious conceits, incongruous imagery and a lot of paradox.	25
8044389118	Dramatic Irony	Understood by audience but not characters.	26
8044391871	Mood	Atmosphere of a literary piece as it creates an emotional situation that surrounds the reader.	27
8044399057	Motif	Object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work explains a theme.	28
8044410806	Narrative Poem	Expresses ideas or emotions in a powerfully vivd and imaginative style. An entire story.	29
8044424282	Ode	Lyrical in nature, not length praise people and natural scenes along with abstract ideas.	30
8044443749	Pastoral	A utopian rural area. Portraying a country life typically in a romanticized form. Free from corruption of the city or court.	31
8044455476	Personification	A kind of metaphor that gives inanimate objects of abstract ideas.	32
8044465999	Point of View	Mode of narration that an author impious to let the readers see.	33
8044472977	Protagonist	Central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, etc. "HERO" of the story.	34
8044480563	Rhyme	Pattern at the end of each verse or line in poetry.	35
8044483451	Rhythm	Measure motion, long and short patterns through stressed and unstressed syllables.	36
8044488232	Romantic Poetry	Emphasis on emotional and imaginative spontaneity. Self expression and individual feelings a usual religious response.	37
8044527716	Sestina	Six line stanzas and three line envoy and in each stanza there is a repeat of end words of the lines of the first stanza. No rhyme.	38
8044619700	Setting	An environment of surrounding in which a story takes place.	39
8044672201	Style	Varies from the authors word choice, and tone. The way in which the writer writes. The voice that the readers listen to.	40
8044685420	Syntax	Determines how the chosen words are used to from a sentence.	41
8044693250	Tone	Attitude of a writer towards a subject or an audience.	42
8044695637	Villanelle	19 lines and a fixed forms. Two repeating lines. First and third tercet are repeated throughout the poem until the last stanza.	43
8044713956	Cavalier Poets	Hated the metaphysical poetry: Thomas, Lovelace, Henrick, Suckling.	44
8044721873	Narrative Techniques	Method of telling a story used by a writer can use. Monologue, dialogue, and manipulation of time.	45
8044730553	Rhetorical Technique	Effective use of persuasive language resources of language. Contrast, repetition, paradox and understatement.	46