AP Literature Flashcards

11867942562	Chiasmus	a rhetorical or literary device in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form	0
11867951381	Novel	an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially	1
11867963439	Novella	similar to novel, but shorter in length	2
11867978513	Epic Poetry	noting or pertaining to a long poetic compositions, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style	3
11868005795	Lyric Poetry	having the form and musical quality of a song and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings	4
11868015537	Dramatic Monologue	a poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person, in which the speaker inadvertently reveals aspects of their character while describing a particular situation or series of events, offers audience greater insight to character	5
11868045034	Personifiation	the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form	6
11868057506	Pathetic Fallacy	the attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals, especially in art and literature	7
11868066946	Hyperbole	uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis	8
11868079329	Understatement	intentionally makes a situation seem less important than it really is	9
11868086126	Paradox	a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or situation, that when explained, may prove to be well-founded or true, usually a phrase or sentence	10
11868092721	Oxymoron	a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction	11
11868098591	Irony	the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning	12
11868106427	Litotes	understatement, especially that in which an affirmation is expressed by the negative of its contrary	13
11868112381	Chiasmus	"I don't hate you because you're fat, you're fat because I hate." "Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country."	14
11868117121	Novel	The Poisonwood Bible	15
11868117122	Novella	Night	16
11868123086	Epic Poetry	Epic of Gilgamesh	17
11868130112	Lyric Poetry	Shakespearean Sonnet 18	18
11868138444	Dramatic Monologue	My Last duchess	19
11868148606	Personification	Zootopia	20
11868154660	Pathetic Fallacy	Beatles song, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"	21
11868161370	Hyperbole	I've seen this movie a million times	22
11868169045	Understatement	(after wrecking your car) There's just a little scratch.	23
11868185826	Paradox	All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others	24
11868200406	Oxymoron	awfully good, freezer burn	25
11868204391	Irony	A Doll's House: Torvald thinks Nora is spending money on material things for herself	26
11868229028	Litote	You won't regret it	27