BIG AP Flashcards

9492035404	Ballad	Poem or story that is meant to be sang	0
9492035406	Cacophony	Harsh, discordant mixture of sounds	1
9492035408	Conceit	elaborate metaphor	2
9492035411	Euphony	The skill of speaking. Pleasant words	3
9492035412	Ambiguity	-The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage, also a fallacy in which the same term is used in more than one way	4
9492035415	Denouement	-a literary device which can be defined as the resolution of the issue of a complicated plot in fiction.	5
9492035417	Foil Character	-a character who contrasts with another character, usually the protagonist— to highlight particular qualities of the other character.	6
9492035418	Connotation	-refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly.	7
9492035419	Denotation	-as literal or dictionary meanings of a word in contrast to its connotative or associated meanings.	8
9492035428	Logos	means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason.	9
9492035429	Ethos	means to convince an audience of the author's credibility or character.	10
9492035430	Pathos	persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions.	11
9492035431	Rhetorical Question	, means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason.	12
9492035432	Epic	Poetic story. Long narrative poem often written about a hero or heroines.	13
9492035433	Antihero	Protagonist of a drama or narrative who is notably lacking in heroic qualities	14
9492035434	Archetype	Typical character, an action, or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature. , also known as "universal symbol," may be a character, a theme, a symbol, or even a setting.	15
9492035435	Persona	The mask of an actor, and is therefore etymologically linked to the dramatis personae.	16
9492035436	Anachronism	an error of chronology or timeline in a literary piece. In other words, anything that is out of time and out of place	17
9492035438	Antithesis	"opposite," is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.	18
9492035441	Epistrophe	same word returns at the end of each sentence. is a stylistic device that can be defined as the repetition of phrases or words at the ends of the clauses or sentences. Example: "Hourly joys be still upon YOU! Juno sings her blessings on YOU"	19
9492035447	Motif	a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design	20
9492035450	Mood	How the reader feels about the text while reading.	21
9492035457	anaphora	repetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning	22
9492035458	Enjambment	continuation of one line of a poem to the next without pause	23
9492035459	apostrophe	figure of speech used to address an imaginary character	24
9492035460	aside	when a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by other actors on the stage	25
9492035461	assonance	repetition of vowel sounds	26
9492035463	ode	a lyric poem that celebrates something	27
9492035464	Shakespearean sonnet	a 14 line poem with a rhyme scheme of ababcdcdefefgg	28
9492035465	Spenserian sonnet	a 14 line poem with a rhyme scheme of ababbcbccdcdee	29
9492035466	Italian sonnet	a 14 line poem that includes an octave and a sestet	30
9492035469	couplet	two rhyming lines in a verse	31
9492035470	didactic writing	writing with a primary purpose to teach or preach	32
9492035475	metonymy	A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it ex: the crown is allowed to make the decision.	33
9492035480	satire	A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.	34
9492035482	synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa ex: His new wheels were enviable.	35
9492035485	asyndeton	a list in which conjunctions are purposely left out. ex: Read, write, learn	36
9492035486	polysyndeton	use of conjunctions frequently in a sentence. ex: here and there and everywhere	37
9492035487	chiasmus	two phrases that are parallel but inverted. ex: you can take the patriot out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the patriot	38