AP literature Flashcards
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| 12054243801 | Narrative | A spoken or written account of connected events A story | 0 | |
| 12054254022 | Poetic Drama | Relates to drama Written in dramatic form or has dramatic techniques Brings a focus onto a character | 1 | |
| 12054259948 | Monologue | A long speech by one actor in a play or film Used often in drama | 2 | |
| 12054268040 | Meraphor | A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable "Fame is a bee" | 3 | |
| 12054274932 | Symbolism | The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities | 4 | |
| 12054285251 | Similie | a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid | 5 | |
| 12054292510 | Personification | the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. | 6 | |
| 12054300526 | Appositive | noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. A modifier "Jack, the brother of Isabella, is the youngest of the family." | 7 | |
| 12054313721 | Direct Object | Receive the action of the verb | 8 | |
| 12054322247 | Subject | a person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with. | 9 | |
| 12054331853 | discursive | Moving from subject to subject/ topic to topic, in no particular order rambling | 10 | |
| 12054339835 | rememberance | the action of remembering something. | 11 | |
| 12054355158 | Derision | Ridicule or mockery The use of ridicule to show that something is inferior/worthless A state of being laughed at | 12 | |
| 12054363754 | Morbid | Characterized as abnormal and unhealthy interests | 13 | |
| 12054369836 | Plank | A base Provides support platform/policy/plan | 14 | |
| 12054377084 | Upbeat | Cheerful Optimistic Increased prosperity | 15 | |
| 12054384346 | Cacophonous | involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds A harsh mixture of sounds "A cacophonous rock band" | 16 | |
| 12054391187 | oppressive | inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment Harsh Cruel Tyrannical | 17 | |
| 12054397218 | Olfactory | relating to the sense of smell. | 18 | |
| 12054405254 | Tactile | of or connected with the sense of touch. | 19 | |
| 12054410621 | Caustic | Sarcastic Acid Bitter sharp | 20 | |
| 12054417789 | Prosaic | having or using the style or diction of prose as opposed to poetry; lacking imaginativeness or originality. | 21 | |
| 12054426102 | gregarious | sociable | 22 | |
| 12054432843 | Impotence | inability to take effective action; helplessness. | 23 | |
| 12054534142 | Dreary | depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive. | 24 | |
| 12054545462 | Bog | an area of wet muddy ground that is too soft to support a heavy body. swamp | 25 | |
| 12054552530 | Solitude | the state or situation of being alone. | 26 | |
| 12054562694 | Bereaved | Be taken away of a close relation or friend through their death | 27 | |
| 12054570834 | Mangle | destroy or severely damage by tearing or crushing. | 28 | |
| 12054576470 | Plume | a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament. | 29 | |
| 12054584288 | Idiosyncratic | peculiar or individual | 30 |