AP Literature Glossary Terms column 2 Flashcards

7758822779	The interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning.	Connotation	0
7758822780	A traditional aspect of a literary work, such as a soliloquy in a Shakespearean play or a tragic hero in a Greek tragedy.	Convention	1
7758822781	Two lines of rhyming poetry; often used by Shakespeare to conclude a scene or an important passage.	Couplet	2
7758822782	A foot of poetry consisting of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.	Dactyl	3
7758822783	The literal or dictionary meaning of a word.	Denotation	4
7758822784	The conclusion or tying up of loose ends in a literary work; the resolution of the conflict and plot.	Denouement	5
7758822785	A Greek invention, literally "the god from the machine" who appears at the last moment and resolves the loose ends of a play. Today, the term refers to anyone, usually of some stature, who untangles, resolves, or reveals the key to the plot of a work.	Deus ex Machina	6
7758822786	The author's choice of words.	Diction	7
7758822787	A type of poem that presents a conversation between a speaker and an implied listener.	Dramatic Monologue	8
7758822788	A poem that laments the dead or a loss.	Elegy	9
7758822789	A technique in poetry that involves the running on of a line or stanza. It enables the poem to move and to develop coherence as well as directing the reader with regard to form and meaning.	Enjambment	10
7758822790	A lengthy, elevated poem that celebrates the exploits of a hero.	Epic	11
7758822791	A brief witty poem.	Epigram	12
7758822792	The pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary work.	Euphony	13