AP Literature Vocabulary - Week Two Flashcards
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| 14595416974 | Blank verse | poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter | 0 | |
| 14595417960 | Cacophony | A combination of harsh, unpleasant sounds, used consciously for effect | 1 | |
| 14595419274 | Caesura | pause in verse dictated by a sense or natural speech rather than meter | 2 | |
| 14595423188 | Carpe Diem | "seize the day." | 3 | |
| 14595425639 | Catalog | list of people, things, or attributes | 4 | |
| 14595426887 | Catharsis | a purification of emotions. | 5 | |
| 14595427901 | Characterization | creation of imaginary persons so that they seem lifelike | 6 | |
| 14595433031 | Direct characterization | author explicitly present the character | 7 | |
| 14595436732 | Indirect characterization | actions and emotions of character allow reader to make assumptions | 8 | |
| 14595442249 | Static | character who does not change much in the course of a story | 9 | |
| 14595443275 | Dynamic | character who changes as a result of the story's events | 10 | |
| 14595445347 | Chiaroscuro | technique of using light and dark imagery in a literary work | 11 | |
| 14595447883 | Chiasmus | pattern in which the second part is balanced against the first but with the parts structurally reversed | 12 | |
| 14595450438 | Climax | highest point of interest or action in a story | 13 | |
| 14595451641 | Comedy | humorous play that has a happy ending | 14 | |
| 14595454290 | Conceit | extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects; displays intellectual cleverness as a result of the unusual comparison being made - may be a brief metaphor or the framework for the entire poem | 15 | |
| 14595461556 | Conflict | struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces | 16 | |
| 14595462619 | Connotation | emotional implications and associations of words - may be private and personal, group (national, linguistic, racial), universal | 17 | |
| 14595466890 | Couplet | two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme | 18 | |
| 14595467951 | satiate | (v) to satisfy | 19 | |
| 14595470635 | ardent | (adj) having expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent | 20 | |
| 14595472766 | induce | (v) to persuade; bring about | 21 | |
| 14595473707 | ascertain | (v) to determine, discover, make certain of | 22 | |
| 14595475480 | dispel | (v) to drive out or scatter | 23 |