AP Literature & Composition - General Flashcards

7558523399	Allegory	A narrative or description having a second or symbolic meaning beneath the surface one	0
7558523400	Allusion	A reference, explicit or implicit, to something in previous literature or history	1
7558523401	Anecdote	A short account of an interesting or humorous incident	2
7558523402	Artistic unity	That condition of a successful literary work whereby all its elements work together for the achievement of its central purpose	3
7558523403	Cacophony	A harsh, discordant, unpleasant-sounding choice and arrangement of sounds	4
7558523404	Euphony	A smooth, pleasant-sounding choice and arrangement of sounds	5
7558523405	Genre	A type or class, as poetry, drama, etc.	6
7558523406	Imagery	The representation through language of sensory experience	7
7558523407	Mood	The pervading impression of a work	8
7558523408	Moral	A rule of conduct or maxim for living expressed or implied as the "point" of a literary work. Compare Theme.	9
7558523409	Prose	Non-metrical language; the opposite of verse	10
7558523410	Theme	The main idea, or message, of a literary work. Themes often explore timeless and universal ideas and may be implied rather than stated explicitly.	11
7558523412	Tone	The writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject, the audience, or herself or himself; the emotional coloring, or emotional meaning, of a work	12
7558523414	Topic	The subject matter or area of a literary work. Not to be confused with theme.	13
7558523415	Setting	The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs	14
7558523416	Symbol	(literary) Something that means more than what it is; an object, person, situation, or action that in addition to its literal meaning suggests other meanings as well, a figure of speech which may be read both literally and figuratively.	15
7558523418	Verse	Metrical language; the opposite of prose	16
7558523419	Voice	The distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or a character in a book	17