AP Literature Terms 1-15 Flashcards

6222292497	allegory	a narrative either in verse or prose, in which characters, actions, and sometimes setting represent abstract concepts apart from the literal meaning of the story	0
6222301823	alliteration	the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words	1
6222304096	allusion	a brief reference to a person, event, or place in history, or to a work of art/literature.	2
6222308434	analogy	a comparison made between two items, situations, or ideas that are somewhat alike but unalike in most respects	3
6222314745	anaphora	figure of repetition that occurs when the first words or set of words in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases	4
6222331180	antagonist	a character in a story of play who opposes the chief character or protagonist	5
6222338811	apostrophe	a figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality, object, or idea	6
6222348743	archetype	a character, an action, or situation that seems to represent common patterns of human life. Often include a symbol, a theme, a setting, or a character that have a common meaning in an entire culture, or even the entire human race.	7
6222359163	aside	in drama, a few words or a short passage spoken by one character to the audience while the other actors on stage pretend their characters cannot hear the speaker's words	8
6222366213	assonance	the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by consonant sounds in stressed syllables or words	9
6222370063	asyndeton	the omission of conjunctions from constructions in which they would normally be used	10
6222374690	atmosphere	the mood/feeling of the literary work created for the reader by the writer	11
6222379750	ballad	a narrative poem that usually includes a repeated refrain	12
6222382021	blank verse	unrhymed iambic pentameter, a line of 5 feet	13
6222388147	cacophony	the use of words in poetry that combine sharp, harsh, hissing, or unmelodious sounds	14