AP Literary Terms Flashcards

12893801990	Allusion	A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art	0
12893801991	Apostrophe	A figure of speech wherein the speaker speaks directly to something nonhuman	1
12893801992	Aside	a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage	2
12893801993	Consonance	the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words	3
12893801994	Enjambment	the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.	4
12893801995	Euphony	a succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose; the opposite of cacophony	5
12893801996	Internal Rhyme	Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry	6
12893801997	Juxtaposition	Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts	7
12893801998	Meter	A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry	8
12893801999	Monologue	a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program.	9
12893802000	Parallelism	Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses	10
12893802001	Puns	Imagery - Play on words, double meaning.	11
12893802002	Soliloquy	A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage	12
12893802003	Sonnet	a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme	13
12893802004	Tragic Hero	A protagonist with a fatal flaw which eventually leads to his demise	14
12893802005	Verbal Irony	The contrast between what is said and what is actually meant.	15
12893802006	Verse	Metrical language; the opposite of prose	16
12893802007	Prose	written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure. Any material that is not written in a regular meter like poetry	17
12893802008	Archetype	an original model on which something is patterned	18
12893802009	Realism	19th century artistic movement whose aim was to represent the world as it is	19
12893802010	Hero's Journey	Archetype that shows a heroes growth into greatness a set of steps taken by the protagonist leads him to the fullfillment of a quest	20
12893802011	Monomyth	the hero's journey archetype that appears in all cultures	21
12893802012	Reversal	the point in a story when the protagonist's fortunes turn in an unexpected direction	22
12893802013	Theme	Central idea of a work of literature	23
12893802014	Motif	a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work	24
12893817798	Catharsis	purgation; healing; emotional release	25
12893820300	Hubris	arrogance; excessive pride	26
12893824718	Hamartia	tragic flaw; error or frailty	27
12893828939	Hypocrites	actor	28
12893831862	Satyr Play	comic or burlesque play	29
13340609950	Symbolism	the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities	30
13340620264	Foreshadowing	A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.	31
13340709876	Imagery	Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)	32
13340716119	Simile	A comparison of two unlike things using like or as	33
13340721290	Metaphor	A comparison without using like or as; usually uses forms of the verb "is"	34
13340731138	Personification	the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea	35
13340747191	Foil	A character who acts as a contrast to another character	36
13340772610	Utopia	an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect; an ideal society	37
13340781931	Dystopia	imaginary place where living conditions are dreadful	38
13340836044	altruism	a concern for others; generosity	39