AP Lit - Literary Terms Lesson 2 Flashcards

14706119079	Dialect	a way of speaking that is customary to a particular region and/or group of people	0
14706123413	Dialogue	conversation between characters	1
14706125274	Conflict	a struggle between opposing forces in a literary work that serves to drive the plot forward	2
14706131226	Denouement	the final part of a narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved; resolution	3
14706153819	Climax	the turning point of a story, containing the most intense moments of the plot	4
14710267825	Ambiguity	the deliberate suggestion of two or more different, often conflicting, meanings	5
14710275202	Antimetabole	the repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order	6
14710275717	Antithesis	the balancing of contrasting words, phrases, or ideas by means of grammatical structure	7
14710329957	Anthropomorphism	the attribution of human characteristics to animals	8
14710343710	Antihero	a protagonist who is morally or physically weak, cowardly, dishonest, or any number of other unsavory qualities	9
14710417149	Cliche	an expression or phrase that is considered trite and overused	10
14710419399	Aphorism	a brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life	11
14710421437	Denotation	the literal meaning of a word	12
14710421438	Connotation	the emotional associations surrounding a word	13
14710425075	Round character	a fully developed character that seems like a real person	14
14710427370	Static character	a literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop	15
14710428141	Dynamic character	a character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action	16
14710429617	Flat character	a thinly developed character who has very few identifiable characteristics	17
14710433255	Conceit	an elaborate figure of speech developed throughout a poem	18
14710434714	Couplet	a pair of rhyming lines with identical meter	19