AP Literature Terms Flashcards

7807275089	Allegory	story in which the people, things, and events have an extended meaning	0
7807277620	Ambiguity	multiple meanings that a literary work may communicate	1
7807281541	Apostrophe	Direct address to someone/something that is not present	2
7807285523	Connotation	the implications of a word/phrase or the emotions associated with it	3
7807317228	Convention	device of style or subject matter that is used so often that it becomes a recognizable mean of expression	4
7807324674	Denotation	specific, literal meaning of a word	5
7807327380	Didactic	Explicitly instructive	6
7807327382	Digression	inclusion of material unrelated to the actual subject of work	7
7807331550	Epigram	a witty saying often employing contrast	8
7807335810	Euphemism	Figure of speech utilizing indirection to avoid offensive bluntness	9
7807340568	Grotesque	Writing characterized by distortions or incongruities	10
7807354882	Hyperbole	delivered exaggeration	11
7807354883	Jargon	specialized language of a profession or group	12
7807358835	Literal	precise, explicit meaning	13
7807361975	Lyrical	songlike	14
7807364905	Oxymoron	a union of contradictory terms	15
7807364906	Parable	Story designed to illustrate a moral	16
7807369012	Paradox	a statement that seems to be contradictory but is in fact true	17
7807373201	Parody	a piece of writing that imitates the style of another composition for comedic effect	18
7807385066	Personification	Figurative use of language that gives non-human entities human characteristics	19
7807391184	reliability	a quality of some fictional narrators in whose word the reader can place his/her trust	20
7807395671	rhetorical question	question asked for effect not expecting a reply	21
7807399847	Soliloquy	A speech in which a character is alone and speaks his or her thoughts aloud	22
7807405870	Stereotype	conventional pattern, expression, character, or idea	23
7807408585	Syllogism	form of reasoning in which 2 statements are made and a conclusion is drawn from that	24
7807413026	Synecdoche	where an object is referred to by its parts	25
7807415972	Thesis	the theme, meaning, or position that a writer tries to prove and support	26
8075463240	allegory example	animal farm	27
8075463241	ambiguity example	we saw her duck	28
8075467704	apostrophe example	who's afraid of virginia wolfe	29
8075468904	connotation example	summer vacation	30
8075470399	convention example	love sick people	31
8075471663	denotation example	summer vacation	32
8075471664	didactic example	recipe	33
8075476908	digression example	olive hamilton	34
8075479381	epigram example	to live is the rarest thing in the world. most people just exist, that is all	35
8075489674	euphemism example	bathroom	36
8075492177	grotesque example	edgar allen poe	37
8075493894	hyperbole example	she cried me a river	38
8075495241	jargon example	code red code blue	39
8075497479	literal example	grass looks green	40
8075502357	lyrical example	twinkle twinkle little star	41
8075503395	oxymoron example	government intelligence	42
8075503396	parable example	boy who cries wolf	43
8075505856	paradox example	fair is foul and foul is fair	44
8075507719	parody example	SNL	45
8075507720	personification example	clifford	46
8075509541	reliability example	nick v tell tale heart	47
8075512449	rhetorical question example	teacher questions	48
8075514770	soliloquy example	romeo and juliet	49
8075514771	stereotype example	foil v antihero	50
8075516168	syllogism example	a=b, b=c, a=c	51
8075519380	Synecdoche example	look at his wheels!	52
8075520393	thesis example	Vonnegut's thesis was about storylines	53