AP Literature Week 1 Terms Flashcards

14340199516	Accent	The stressed portion of a word.	0
14340857438	Allegory	An extended narrative in prose or verse in which characters, events and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface story; the underlying meaning may be moral, religious, political, social, or satiric.	1
14340860447	Allusion	A reference to another work or famous figure assumed to be well known enough to be recognized by the reader.	2
14340861883	Anachronism	An event, object, custom, person, or thing that is out of order in time; this can be unintended, such as when an actor performing Shakespeare forgets to take off his watch; others are deliberately used to achieve a humorous or satiric effect.	3
14340869333	Analogy	A comparison of two similar but different things, usually to clarify an action or a relationship, such as comparing the work of a heart to that of a pump.	4
14340872615	Anecdote	A short, simple narrative of an incident.	5
14340872928	Aphorism	A short, often witty statement of a principle or truth about life.	6
14340874250	Apostrophe	Usually in poetry (not grammar but sometimes in prose) the device of calling out to an imaginary, dead or absent person, or to a place thing, or personified abstraction either to begin a poem or to make a dramatic break in thought somewhere within the poem.	7
14340876696	Aside	A brief speech or comment that an actor makes to the audience, supposedly without being heard by the other actors on stage, often used for melodramatic or comedic effect.	8
14340878805	Assonance	The repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants.	9
14340880594	Ballad	A long narrative poem that presents a single dramatic episode, which is often tragic or violent.	10
14340881842	Folk Ballad	One of the earliest forms of literature, this valid was usually sung and was passed down orally from singer to singer; its author is generally unknown, and its form and melody often changed according to a singer's performance.	11
14340885092	Literary Ballad	Also called an art ballad, this is a ballad that imitates the form and spirit of the folk ballad, but is more polished and uses a higher level of poetic diction.	12
14340889391	Blank Verse	Poetry written unrhymed iambic pentameter, a favorite form used by Shakespeare.	13
14340890915	Burlesque	Broad parody; whereas a parody will imitate and exaggerate a specific work, such as Romeo and Juliet, this parody will take an entire style or form, such as personal poetry, and exaggerate it into ridiculousness.	14
14805362871	Cacophony	Harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose; the opposite of euphony.	15