AP Literature Lit. Terms #4 Flashcards

4821937022	Explication	act of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text, usually involves close reading and special attention to figurative language.	0
4821939940	Narrative	the form of discourse that tells about a series of events.	1
4821948654	Exposition	one of the four major forms of discourse, in which something is explained or "set forth."	2
4821950784	Description	a form of discourse that uses language to create a mood or emotion	3
4821962919	Argument	form of persuasion that appeals to reason instead of emotion to convince an audience to think or act in a certain way.	4
4821976342	Argumentation	one of the four forms of discourse which uses logic, ethics, and emotional appeals (logos, ethos, pathos) to develop an effective means to convince the reader to think or act in a certain way.	5
4821978528	Persuasion	relies more on emotional appeals than on facts.	6
4821980631	Essay	a short piece of nonfiction prose in which the writer discusses some aspect of a subject.	7
4821983798	Epic	a long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society.	8
4821989707	Elegy	a poem of mourning, usually about someone who has died.	9
4821992835	Diction	a speaker or writer's choice of words.	10
4821996683	Casual Relationship	form of argumentation in which the writer claims that one thing results from another, often used as part of a logical argument.	11
4822038300	Didactic	form of fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.	12
4822045299	Epanalepsis	device of repetition in which the same expression (single word or phrase) is repeated both at the beginning and at the end of the line, clause, or sentence.	13
4822051046	Epigraph	a quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme.	14
4822053762	Epistrophe	device of repetition in which the same expression (single word or phrase) is repeated at the end of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences.	15
4822065152	Epithet	an adjective or adjective phrase applied to a person or thing that is frequently used to emphasize a characteristic quality.	16