AP Literature Review Terms Flashcards

10506285754	allegory	story or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning	0
10506285755	alliteration	beginning of same letter or sound in closely connected words	1
10506285756	allusion	indirect of passing reference	2
10506285757	anaphora	repetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning	3
10506285760	approximate rhyme	words in rhyming pattern that sound alike	4
10506285775	connotation	secondary meaning to a word	5
10506285777	couplet	two rhyming lines in a verse	6
10506285778	denotation	the literal meaning of a word	7
10506285781	didactic	writing with a primary purpose to teach or preach	8
10506285785	end rhyme	rhymes occurring at the end of line	9
10506285793	figurative language	Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.	10
10506285794	figure of speech	a way of saying something other than the ordinary way	11
10506285795	foot	basic unit in the scansion or measurement of verse , stressed and un stressed syllables	12
10506285797	free verse	Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme	13
10506285799	imagery	Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)	14
10506285801	internal rhyme	A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line	15
10506285802	irony	A contrast between expectation and reality	16
10506285809	metaphor	A comparison without using like or as	17
10506285810	meter	A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry	18
10506285811	metonymy	A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it	19
10506285815	onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents.	20
10506285816	hyperbole	A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor	21
10506285817	oxymoron	A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.	22
10506285818	paradox	A contradiction or dilemma	23
10506285820	personification	A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes	24
10506285830	rhyme scheme	A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem	25
10506285832	sarcasm	the use of irony to mock or convey contempt	26
10506285833	satire	the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.	27
10506285837	simile	A comparison of unlike things using a comparison word such as "like" or "as"	28
10506285843	symbolism (n)	A thing that represents or stands for something else	29
10506285848	theme	Central idea of a work of literature, a generalization about the human condition	30
10506285849	tone	Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character	31
10506285852	understatement	the deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is; a deliberate under-emphasis	32
10506424584	point of view	the perspective from which a story is told	33
10506424585	Ambuiguity	statement with two or more types of meanings	34
10506424586	analogy (n)	words that draw comparisons and similarities	35
10506424587	anecdote (n)	a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person	36
10506424588	antecedent	a word or pronoun in a line or sentence refers to an earlier word. For instance, "While giving treats to children or friends offer them whatever they like."	37
10506424589	Antithesis	Direct opposite	38
10506424590	Aphorism (n)	A concise statement of a truth or principle	39
10506424591	apostrophe	address to an absent or imaginary person	40
10506424592	archetype	a very typical example of a certain person or thing/ universal symbol	41
10506424593	Asyndeton	conjunctions are omitted in a series of words, phrases or clauses. "I came. I saw.	42
10514004751	atmosphere	the feeling, emotion, or mood a writer conveys to a reader through the description of setting and objects.	43
10514010093	blank verse	verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.	44
10514022316	chiasmus	two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect. "Never let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You."	45
10514054641	clause	A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.	46
10514068347	colloquialism	informal words, slang or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing	47
10514080837	conceit	a kind of metaphor that compares two very unlike things in a surprising and clever way	48
10514111154	diction	the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.	49
10514123741	ellipsis	used in narratives to omit some parts of a sentence or event, which gives the reader a chance to fill the gaps while acting or reading it out.	50
10514142845	Enjambment	the practice of running lines of poetry from one to the next without using any kind of punctuation to indicate a stop (periods, commas, etc.).	51
10514151779	Euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant "kick the bucket"	52
10514156941	exposition	used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the audience or readers.	53
10514172128	extended metaphor	A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem.	54
10514185374	genre	determined by literary technique, tone, content, or even length.	55
10531833103	iamic pentameter	a beat or foot that uses 10 syllables in each line.	56
10531844922	inference	A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning	57
10531853361	invective	speech or writing that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution. It involves the use of abusive and negative language.	58
10531858125	inversion	the syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence	59
10531873110	Juxtaposition	placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast	60
10531874694	litotes	A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite	61
10531951735	lyric poem	a poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of a speaker	62
10531960258	mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader	63
10531962441	motif	When an idea or a thing is repeated throughout a text, and it is used in a symbolic manner	64
10531967838	narrative poem	a poem that tells a story and has a plot, does not ryhme	65