AP Literature Vocab 4 Flashcards

5632204403	maxim	a simple and memorable line, quote or rule for taking action and leading a good life. Simply put, it is a thought with moralistic values that intends to motivate individuals	0
5632210820	metonymy	figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated	1
5632216013	mock heroic	of or relating to a form of satire in which trivial subjects, characters, and events are treated in the ceremonious manner and with the elevated language and elaborate devices characteristic of the heroic style	2
5632216014	moralistic	characterized by or expressive of a concern with morality	3
5632220275	motif	an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work	4
5632227533	ode	form of poetry such as sonnet or elegy, etc. it is a literary technique that is lyrical in nature, but not very lengthy.a type of lyric poetry that sings the praises of the poem's subject	5
5632234293	omniscient p.o.v	When a narrator has knowledge about all the characters in a narrative, it is all-knowing point of view	6
5632238094	onomatopoeia	those words that resemble the sound that they represent. Onomatopoeias literally sound like what they mean	7
5632244202	oratorical	relating to the art or practice of public speaking	8
5632248582	oratory	the art of public speaking, especially in a formal and eloquent manner	9
5632248583	ornate	elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so;embellished with rhetoric; florid or high-flown:	10
5632252778	oxymoron	a figure of speech that puts together two seemingly contradictory words or phrases that actually end up making a whole lot of sense;is a combination of two contradictory or opposite word	11
5632258895	ostentatious	characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others	12
5632261764	parable	short, didactic tale meant to convey a moral lesson	13
5632264279	paradox	a statement that contradicts itself and still seems true somehow; in literature are often less about logical conundrums and more about illuminating meaning;may consist of a sentence or even a group of sentences	14
5632264280	parallelism	similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses	15
5632268321	parody	text that imitates another work or genre for the sake of a good, hearty laugh;aren't meant to incite some major social change, and they're not even meant to knock the original work down a notch	16
5632268322	pastoral	all about glorifying the simple life, the rural life, the country life;were mostly about shepherds out shepherding	17
5632272027	pedantic	someone who is concerned with precision, formalism, accuracy, minute details in order to make an arrogant and ostentatious show of learning	18
5632272028	pentameter	literary device that can be defined as a line in verse or poetry that has five strong metrical feet or beats	19