AP Literature Flashcards

9883051363	allegory	a work that functions on a symbolic level	0
9883092895	alliteration	the repetition of initial consonant sounds	1
9883111336	climax	the turning point of action or character in a literary work, highest moment	2
9883126222	connotation	the interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning	3
9883137881	deus ex machina	Greek invention, the god from the machine who appears at the end of the play to resolve loose ends.	4
9883153829	epigram	a brief witty poem	5
9883159366	epiphany	when a person receives a spiritual idea into their life	6
9883186252	paradox	a contradiction or problem	7
9883193732	hyperbole	extreme exaggeration	8
9883199345	irony	an unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what was intended or expected to happen	9
9883212916	oxymoron	an image of contradictory elements which nevertheless reflects an underlying truth	10
9883225792	acquiescence	agreeing with something without question	11
9883232721	soliloquy	a speech in a play which is used to reveal the character's inner thoughts to the audience	12
9883273609	sonnet	a 14-line poem with a prescribed rhyme scheme in iambic pentameter	13
9883302733	satire	a mode of writing based on ridicule, which criticizes the foibles and follies of society without necessarily offering a solution	14
9883346383	understatement	the opposite of an exaggeration	15
9883399332	candid	truthful, straightforward, honest	16
9883419402	farcical	ludicrous, absurd, mocking	17
9883437174	obsequious	overly obedient and/or submissive	18
9883483840	pretentious	affected, artificial, rhetorical	19
9883495250	vindictive	vengeful, spiteful, bitter	20
9883501597	whimsical	quaint, playful, mischievous	21
9883508832	world-weary	bored, cynical, tired	22
9883513325	wretched	miserable, despairing	23
9883515516	witty	clever, quick witted	24