AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards

7449546835	Point Of View	Mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers "hear" or "see" what takes place in a story, poem, essay, etc.	0
7449577753	First Person	A point of view where the story is narrated by one character at a time (who is telling the story). [Can be recognized by the use of I or we]	1
7449577754	Second Person	A point of view where the narrator tells the story to another character using the word 'you' (how a story is told). [Can be recognized by the use of you, you're, and your]	2
7449580142	Third Person Limited Omniscient	A point of view where the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. [All characters are described using pronouns, such as 'they', 'he', and 'she'] {Only one character is followed closely throughout the story}	3
7449749138	Third Person Omniscient	A point of view where the narrator knows all the thoughts, feelings, and actions of all the characters. [The author may move from character to character to show how each one contributes to the plot]	4
7449819817	Flashback	Interruptions that writers do to insert past events in order to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative. [An interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurrence]	5
7449823444	Foreshadowing	A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.	6
7449823445	Onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound of the actual thing. {"Buzz" and "Boom"}	7
7449828880	Suspense	The intense feeling that an audience goes through while waiting for the outcome of certain events.	8
7451098181	Allusion	A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or ideal of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.	9
7451098182	Analogy	A comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it.	10
7451098183	Form	A piece of writing is simply its structure, how it is constructed and organized.	11
7451101502	Genre	A category of literary composition. [May be determined by literary technique, tone, content, or even length]	12
7451101503	Style	The literary element that describes the way that the author uses word - the author's word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text.	13
7451106541	Personification	A figure of speech in which a thing - an idea or an animal - is given human attributes.	14
7451106542	Rhetorical Question	Is self-evident and used for style as an impressive persuasive device. [Used to emphasize a point or draw the audience's attention]	15
7455707191	Overstatement	An act of stating something more than it actually is in order to make the point more serious or important or beautiful.	16
7455707192	Understatement	A figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it actually is.	17
7455710550	Figurative Language	Language that uses words or expressions with meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.	18
7483021092	Simile	A figure of speech that makes a comparison with the help of the words "like" or "as."	19
7483021093	Metaphor	A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Does not use the words "like" or "as."	20