AP Literature & Composition - General Flashcards

10683196511	Allegory	A narrative or description having a second or symbolic meaning beneath the surface one	0
10683196512	Allusion	A reference, explicit or implicit, to something in previous literature or history	1
10683196513	Anecdote	A short account of an interesting or humorous incident	2
10683196514	Artistic unity	That condition of a successful literary work whereby all its elements work together for the achievement of its central purpose	3
10683196515	Cacophony	A harsh, discordant, unpleasant-sounding choice and arrangement of sounds	4
10683196516	Euphony	A smooth, pleasant-sounding choice and arrangement of sounds	5
10683196517	Genre	A type or class, as poetry, drama, etc.	6
10683196518	Imagery	The representation through language of sensory experience	7
10683196519	Mood	The pervading impression of a work	8
10683196520	Moral	A rule of conduct or maxim for living expressed or implied as the "point" of a literary work. Compare Theme.	9
10683196521	Prose	Non-metrical language; the opposite of verse	10
10683196522	Theme	The main idea, or message, of a literary work. Themes often explore timeless and universal ideas and may be implied rather than stated explicitly. (It is a complete sentence, not one word.)	11
10683196523	Tone	The writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject, the audience, or herself or himself; the emotional coloring, or emotional meaning, of a work	12
10683196524	Topic	The subject matter or area of a literary work. Not to be confused with theme.	13
10683196525	Setting	The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs	14
10683196526	Symbol	(literary) Something that means more than what it is; an object, person, situation, or action that in addition to its literal meaning suggests other meanings as well, a figure of speech which may be read both literally and figuratively.	15
10683196527	Verse	Metrical language; the opposite of prose	16
10683196528	Voice	The distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or a character in a book	17