AP Literature Terms Flashcards

10689132882	EUPHEMISM	a mild indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.	0
10689132883	ALLEGORY	story or poem in whichcharacters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities.	1
10689132884	ALLUSION	reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture. An indirect reference to something from literature, etc.)	2
10689132885	MICROCOSM	community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristic qualities or features of something much larger	3
10689132886	AMBIGUITY	deliberately suggesting two different, and sometimes conflicting meanings in a work. An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way- -this is done on purpose by the author, when it is not done on purpose, it is vagueness, and detracts from the work.	4
10689132887	ANTAGONIST	opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story	5
10689132888	PROTAGONIST	chief, main, or leading character in a work.	6
10689132889	CHARACTERIZATION	the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character	7
10689132890	INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION	the author reveals to the reader what the character is like by describing how the character looks and dresses, by letting the reader hear what the character says. by revealing the character's thoughts and feelings, by revealing the characters private thoughts and feelings, by revealing the character on other people (showing how other characters feel or behave toward the character), or by showing the character in action. Common in modern literature	8
10689132891	DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION	the author tells us directly what the character is like : sneaky generous. mean to pets and so on. Romantic style literature relied more heavily on this form.	9