AP Literature Terms- List 1 Flashcards

4787415455	Allegory	A figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures and events.	0
4787415456	Allusion	A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea is historical, cultural, literary or political significance.	1
4787416289	Anachronism	An error of chronology or timeline in a literary piece.	2
4787416290	Analogy	A comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it.	3
4787417455	Antagonist	A character or group of characters which stand in opposition of the protagonist.	4
4787445151	Atmosphere	A type of feeling that reader get from a narrative based on details such as setting, background, objects and foreshadowing. A mood can serve as a vehicle for establishing atmosphere.	5
4787417456	Chronological Order	When something is arranged in the order it occurred.	6
4787418946	Characterization	Used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story.	7
4787418947	Cliche	Refers to an expression that has been overused to the extent that it loses its original meaning or novelty.	8
4787418948	Climax	A particular point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point.	9
4787423826	Colloquialism	The use of informal words, phrases or even slang in piece of writing	10
4787423827	Connotation	Refers to the meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly.	11
4787424937	Conflict	Involves a struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and antagonist.	12
4787424938	Decorum	Having good behavior and manners	13
4787424939	Diction	A style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer.	14
4787425958	Extended Metaphor	Refers to a comparison between two unlike things that continue throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem.	15
4787425959	First Person Narrator	The narrator of the story talks about their perspective and the reader only knows their thoughts and feelings.	16
4787425960	Foil	A character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character with the object to highlight the traits of the other character.	17
4787427733	Foreshadowing	A writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.	18
4787427734	Genre	The type of art, literature or music characterized by a specific form, content, and style.	19
4787427735	Limited Narrator	A person outside of the story is telling the story of one of the characters. The characters are described using pronouns.	20
4787429128	Omniscient	The narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of every character in the story.	21
4787430029	Loose Sentence	Begins with a main clause that is followed by phrases or/and that modify the main clause.	22
4787430030	Metaphor	Makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics.	23
4787433196	Mood	Evokes certain feelings or vibes in reader through words and descriptions.	24
4787433197	Motif	An object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work.	25
4787433198	Objective Narrator	When the narrator is the main character but also knows all the thoughts and feelings of the other characters.	26
4787434246	Paradox	A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly but may include a latent truth.	27
4787434247	Parable	A figure of speech that presents a short story typically with a moral lesson at the end.	28
4787434248	Persona	A voice or an assumed role of a character that represents the thoughts of a writer or a specific person the writer wants to present as his mouthpiece; a mask	29
4787435471	Personification	A thing, an idea, or an animal is given human attributes.	30
4787435472	Point of View	The angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation.	31
4787435473	Prose	A form of language that has no formal metrical structure. It applies a natural flow of speech, and ordinary grammatical structure rather than rhythmic structure, such as in the case of traditional poetry.	32
4787436985	Protagonist	A central character or leading figures in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story; usually the hero.	33
4787436986	Simile	Makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different thing; uses "like" or "as".	34
4787436987	Speaker	The voice that is behind the text; the person we imagine talking to us.	35
4787436988	Stock Characters	A stereotypical person whom audiences readily recognize from frequent recurrences in a particular literary tradition.	36
4787438602	Syntax	A set of rules in a language; it dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together in order to convey a complete thought.	37
4787438603	Theme	A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly.	38
4787438604	Thesis	A statement in a nonfiction or fiction work that a writer intends to support and prove.	39
4787438605	Tone	An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience; conveyed through the choice of words or viewpoint of a writer	40
4787439714	Tragedy	A kind of drama that presents a serious subject matter about human suffering and corresponding terrible events in a dignified manner.	41
4787439715	Tragic Flaw	Defined as a trait in a character leading to his downfall and the character is often the hero of the literary piece.	42
4787441042	Verisimilitude	The likeness to the truth i.e. resemblance of fictitious work to a real event even if it is a far-fetched one.	43