AP Literature Mondays 20 terms Flashcards

5070721846	adage	A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language	0
5070727764	Allegory	A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying, metaphorical, or possibly an ethical meaning. The story and characters represent values beyond themselves.	1
5070727765	Aliteration	The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose. Used for ornaments or for emphasis. Also sued in epithets, phrases, and slogans. Enhances the aesthetic quality of a prose passage or poem	2
5070728688	Allusion	A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea	3
5070728689	Antagonist	A character or force in a work of literature that by opposing the protagonist, produce a conflict.	4
5125743322	Apostrophe	A rhetorical device in which a speaker addresses a person or personified thing not presetn	5
5125746435	Archetype	An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a person or personified thing not present	6
5125881364	Assonance	The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose	7
5125884850	Ballad	A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited	8
5125887255	Bildungsroman	A German word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal	9
5125892872	Blank verse	Poetry written in iambic pentameter, the primary meter used in English poetry and the words of Shakespeare and Milton. The lines generally do not rhyme.	10
5126427259	Bombast	Inflated, pretentious language used for trivial subjects	11
5126429019	Cacophony	Grating, inharmonious sounds	12
5126431462	Caesura	A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse, often (but not always) marked by punctuation	13
5126433772	Catharsis	A cleansing of the spirit brought about the pity and terror or a dramatic tragedy	14
5126439980	Conceit	A witty or ingenious thought a diverting or highly fancicul idea, often started in figurative language	15
5126439981	Connotation	The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase / Conterast with Denotation	16
5126442076	Consonance	The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry	17
5126444597	Couplet	A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. Two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet	18
5126457360	Denotation	The dictionary definition of a word / Contrast with connotation.	19
5192160048	==Dénouement	The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction.	20
5192161476	Deus ex machina	In literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem.	21
5192162084	Diction	The choice of words in oral and written discourse.	22
5192163460	Elegy	A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value.	23
5192164741	Enjambment	In poetry, the use of the successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them. (jammed)	24
5192165368	Epic	An extended narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero that in generally larger than life and is often considered a legendary figure.	25
5192166343	Euphemism	A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term.	26
5192166344	Euphony	Pleasing, harmonious sounds.	27
5192170077	Exposition	The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature.	28
5192171084	Falling action	The action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the resolution of the conflict.	29
5192171813	Farce	A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose	30
5192178295	Figure of speech, figurative language	In contrast to literal language, _____________ implies meanings. It includes metaphors, similes, and personification, among many others.	31
5192172586	In medias res	A narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point	32
5192177692	First person perspective	A narrative told by a character involved in the story, using pronouns such as I and we.	33
5192177172	Flashback	A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances. It might also be a character's account of the past, a dream, or a sudden association with past events.	34
5192175319	Hyperbole	Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect.	35
5192176568	Foil	A minor character whose personality or attitude contrasts with that of the main character. Juxtaposing one character against another intensifies the qualities of both, to advantage or sometimes to disadvantage.	36
5192176029	Foreshadowing	Providing hints of things to come in a story or play.	37
5192174565	Idyll	A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place.	38
5192175318	Hubris	The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death.	39