Ap literature terms Flashcards
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| 10577325786 | Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. | 0 | |
| 10577338010 | Anticlimax | a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events | 1 | |
| 10577346995 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | 2 | |
| 10577368822 | Apotheosis | elevation to divine status; the perfect example of something | 3 | |
| 10577458069 | Archetype | typical example of a person or thing | 4 | |
| 10577463506 | Bildungsroman | a novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education. | 5 | |
| 10577465631 | Catharsis | a release of emotional tension | 6 | |
| 10577468233 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 7 | |
| 10577470562 | comic relief | A humorous scene or speech intended to lighten the mood | 8 | |
| 10577474625 | conventional character | a character with traits that are expected or traditional | 9 | |
| 10577478402 | denouement | an outcome; result | 10 | |
| 10577490338 | Epigraph | an inscription on a building, statue, or coin. | 11 | |
| 10577492468 | epistolary novel | a novel written as a series of documents | 12 | |
| 10577494348 | Exposition | a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory. | 13 | |
| 10577496218 | Fable | A brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters | 14 | |
| 10577502538 | flat character | A character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story | 15 | |
| 10577505644 | foil (dramatic foil) | a character who provides a contrast to another character | 16 | |
| 10577511293 | Impressionism | An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel, or impression, of the piece they were drawing | 17 | |
| 10577514685 | interior monologue | writing that records the conversation that occurs inside a character's head | 18 | |
| 10577518241 | Litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite | 19 | |
| 10577524974 | malapropism | a word humorously misused | 20 | |
| 10577529165 | Motif | A recurring theme, subject or idea | 21 | |
| 10577531111 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 22 | |
| 10577533371 | palindrome | A word or an expression that is spelled the same backward and forward | 23 | |
| 10577535347 | Parable | A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson | 24 | |
| 10577559767 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 25 | |
| 10577537797 | Parallel plot | a secondary story line that mimics and reinforces the main plot | 26 | |
| 10577540879 | Romanticism | a movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual. | 27 | |
| 10577550424 | Subplot | a minor plot that relates in some way to the main story | 28 | |
| 10577552187 | tragic hero | A literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy | 29 |