AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards

10326971751	adage (n)	a proverb, wise saying	0
10326971752	Allegory	A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself.	1
10326971753	Alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	2
10326971754	Allusion	A reference to another work of literature, person, or event	3
10326971755	Ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.	4
10326971756	anachronism	something out of place in time	5
10326971757	analogy (n)	words that draw comparisons and similarities	6
10326971758	Anaphora	the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses	7
10326971759	Antagonist	A character or force in conflict with the main character	8
10326971760	Anithesis	the exact opposite	9
10326971761	Aphorism	A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.	10
10326971762	Apostrophe	A figure of speech wherein the speaker speaks directly to something nonhuman	11
10326971763	Archetype	a very typical example of a certain person or thing	12
10326971764	Assonance	Repetition of vowel sounds	13
10326971765	Ballad	A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas	14
10326971766	Bildungsroman	A coming of age story	15
10326971767	blank verse	unrhymed iambic pentameter	16
10326971768	cacophony	harsh sounds	17
10326971769	Caesura	A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line.	18
10326971770	Catharsis	Emotional release	19
10326971771	Conceit	Extended metaphor	20
10326971772	Connotation	All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests	21
10326971773	Consonance	Repetition of consonant sounds	22
10326971774	denouement	an outcome; result	23
10326971775	diction (n)	word choice	24
10326971776	dramatic irony	when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't	25
10326971777	Elegy	a sorrowful poem or speech	26
10326971778	Enjambment	the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.	27
10326971779	epigram (n)	a short, witty saying	28
10326971780	euphony	beautiful sound	29
10326971781	euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	30
10326971782	Exposition	a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.	31
10326971783	Foil	A character who acts as a contrast to another character	32
10326971784	Free verse	Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme	33
10326971785	Hyperbole	Exaggeration	34
10326971786	in medias res	in or into the middle of a plot; into the middle of things	35
10326971787	Irony	the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning	36
10326971788	Litotes	Understatement	37
10326971789	Metaphor	A comparison without using like or as	38
10326971790	Meter	A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry	39
10326971791	Metonymy	substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it	40
10326971792	Motif	A recurring theme, subject or idea	41
10326971793	non sequitur	something that does not logically follow	42
10326971794	Onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents.	43
10326971795	Oxymoron	a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction	44
10326971796	Paradox	a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true	45
10326971797	Personification	A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes	46
10326971798	Protagonist	Main character	47
10326971799	Pun	A play on words	48
10326971800	Satire	A literary style used to make fun of or ridicule an idea or human vice or weakness	49
10326971801	Simile	A comparison using "like" or "as"	50
10326971802	stream of consciousness	a style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind.	51
10326971803	Symbolism	A device in literature where an object represents an idea.	52
10326971804	Synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa	53
10326971805	Syntax	The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.	54
10326971806	Tone	Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character	55
10326971807	Trope	Artful diction; the use of language in a nonliteral way; also called a figure of speech.	56
10326971808	verbal irony	sarcasm	57
10326971809	verisimilitude	the appearance of being true or real	58