Even More AP WTK Flashcards

9174444909	Catharsis	A "purgation"--a cleansing of emotions. Serves as a reminder of human frailty	0
9174457040	Chorus	Greek tragedies--group serves to comment on characters and events. Represents moral, social & relisious attitudes	1
9174477182	Closet Drama	Play that was meant to be read and not performed	2
9174521396	Desconstructionism	Approach to literature that suggests that literature does not have a single, fixed meaning because of the ambiguities of language.	3
9174551111	Escape literature	Literature that follows a set pattern (happy ending, entertains wide audience, sells well) & allows the reader to be removed from reality	4
9174577631	Marxist criticism	Approach to literature that focuses on ideological content--race, culture, class, and power. Aims to correct injustices.	5
9174614673	Melodrama	Relies on implausible events, emotion, & sensationalism for effect.	6
9174634547	Persona	The "mask" or speaker created by the author to tell a story or speak in a poem. Not a character, but a separate self.	7
9174645717	Recognition	The moment when previously unknown or withheld information is revealed, resulting in the discovery of truth or change.	8
9174674405	Sentimentality	Effort by an author to induce emotional responses in a reader that exceed what the situation warrants.	9
9174693379	Tragicomedy	Combines both tragedy & comedy.Plot is serious & fast-moving, may be a catastrophe. Ends happily from a reversal of circumstances.	10