AP Literature Vocab for AP test Flashcards

13862935543	ode	A lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.	0
13862935544	English sonnet	a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg	1
13862935545	villanelle	A 19 line form using only two rhymes and repeating two of the lines according to a set pattern	2
13862935546	lyric	A type of poetry that explores the poet's personal interpretation of and feelings about the world.	3
13862935547	elegy	a sad or mournful poem	4
13862935548	meter	A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry	5
13862935549	end rhyme	A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line	6
13862935550	internal rhyme	A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line	7
13862935551	near rhyme	sounds are almost but not exactly alike	8
13862935552	sight rhyme	words that look like they should rhyme but don't	9
13862935553	extended metaphor	A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.	10
13862935554	caesura	A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line.	11
13862935555	blank verse	unrhymed iambic pentameter	12
13862935556	free verse	Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme	13
13862935557	analogy	A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way	14
13862935558	formal diction	language that is lofty, dignified, and impersonal	15
13862935559	connotation	an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.	16
13862935560	verbal irony	A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant	17
13862935561	colloquialism	informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing	18
13862935562	iambic pentameter	a poetic meter that is made up of 5 stressed syllables each followed by an unstressed syllable	19
13862935563	traditional word order of sentences	subject-verb-object	20
13862935564	Anastrophe	Inversion of the natural or usual word order	21
13862935565	protagonist	main character	22
13862935566	onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents.	23
13862935567	enjambment	the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.	24
13862935568	narrator	Person telling the story	25
13862935569	dependent clause	A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb	26
13862935570	iambic tetrameter	line of a verse with 4 feet (8 syllables)	27
13862935571	assonance	Repetition of vowel sounds	28
13862935572	hyperbole	exaggeration	29
13862935573	paradox	A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.	30
13862935574	understatement	the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.	31
13862935576	setting	The time and place of a story	32
13862935577	tone	Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character	33
13862935578	imagery	Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)	34
13862935579	syntax	Sentence structure	35
13862935580	pastoral	A work of literature dealing with rural life	36
13862935581	consonance	Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.	37
13862935582	periodic sentence	sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end	38
13862935583	simple sentence	A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause	39
13862935584	cumulative/loose sentence	independent clause followed by subordinate clauses	40
13862935585	Italian sonnet	a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd	41
13862935586	rhyme scheme	A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem	42
13862935587	mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader	43
13862935588	denotation	The dictionary definition of a word	44
13862935589	shift	change	45
13862935590	cadence	rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words	46
13862935591	metaphor	A comparison without using like or as	47
13862935592	tercet	three line stanza	48
13862935593	simile	A comparison using "like" or "as"	49
13862935594	axiom	a universal truth; an established rule	50
13862935595	stanza	A group of lines in a poem	51
13862935596	alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	52
13862935597	palpable	able to be touched or felt	53
13862935598	detached	Impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof	54
13862935599	nostalgic	longing for the past	55
13862935600	irreverent	disrespectful	56
13862935601	sardonic	grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic	57
13862935602	conjecture	to guess	58
13862935603	redundant	(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush	59
13862935604	timidity	the state of being easily frightened	60
13862935605	elucidate	to make clear	61
13862935606	trifles	unimportant things	62
13862935607	petulant	peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset	63
13862935608	destitute	deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in	64
13862935609	intrepid	fearless	65
13862935610	intrusive	causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited.	66
13862935611	speculative	not based on fact or investigation	67
13862935612	valiant	brave	68
13862935613	sympathetic	compassionate	69
13862935614	laudatory	expressing praise	70
13862935615	embolden	to encourage one to be bold or to have courage	71
13862935616	temerity	rashness, boldness	72
13862935617	mentor	a wise and trusted guide and advisor	73
13862935618	adversary	an enemy, opponent	74
13862935619	abstract	existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.	75
13862935620	cynicism	an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness	76