AP Literature Terms 1-3 Flashcards
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| 11116115602 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 0 | |
| 11116126792 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds | 1 | |
| 11116150713 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 2 | |
| 11116156091 | Ambiguity | deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings in a work. An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way- | 3 | |
| 11116167278 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 4 | |
| 11116171460 | Anaphora | repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. | 5 | |
| 11116185553 | Anastrophe | Inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence. Purpose is rhythm or emphasis or euphony. It is a fancy word for inversion. | 6 | |
| 11116198352 | anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person | 7 | |
| 11116202504 | Antagonist | A character or force in conflict with the main character | 8 | |
| 11116206490 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words in reverse order | 9 | |
| 11116213152 | Antithesis | A balancing of two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses. | 10 | |
| 11116223320 | Antihero | Central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes. may lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples. | 11 | |
| 11116230433 | Assonance | Repetition of similar vowel sounds | 12 | |
| 11116234827 | Characterization | the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character | 13 | |
| 11116237723 | direct characterization | Author directly describes character | 14 | |
| 11116240518 | indirect characterization | The character is revealed through their personality, appearance, words, actions, and effect on others | 15 | |
| 11116242651 | static character | A character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end | 16 | |
| 11116247914 | dynamic character | A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action | 17 | |
| 11116247916 | flat character | has only one or two personality traits | 18 | |
| 11116254475 | round character | this character is fully developed - the writer reveals good and bad traits as well as background | 19 | |
| 11116258649 | cliche | a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. | 20 | |
| 11116266097 | Colloquialism | A word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing (y'all, ain't) | 21 | |
| 11116273474 | Connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | 22 | |
| 11116278825 | Dialect | a way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or of the inhabitants of a certain geographical area | 23 | |
| 11116331541 | Couplet | Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme | 24 |