Literary Term/ AP Literature Flashcards

13648668658	Allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.	0
13648673725	Alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	1
13648674826	Allusion	A reference to another work of literature, person, or event	2
13648677192	Ambiguity	the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.	3
13648686861	anachronism	something out of place in time	4
13648693923	Antagonist	A character or force in conflict with the main character	5
13648696477	Anti-hero	a central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes.	6
13648698556	Antithesis	Direct opposite	7
13648701201	Aphorism	A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.	8
13648702008	Apology	words expressing regret; words asking to be excused for an action	9
13648704335	Apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.	10
13648706786	Archetype	a very typical example of a certain person or thing	11
13648707671	Aside	a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage	12
13648711190	Assonance	Repetition of vowel sounds	13
13648711191	Author	writer	14
13648712104	Ballad	A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas	15
13648712835	Blank Verse	unrhymed iambic pentameter	16
13648713793	Bombast	impressive but meaningless language	17
13648715047	Cacophony	A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds	18
13648715048	Caesura	A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line.	19
13648716851	Catharsis	a release of emotional tension	20
13648717700	Characterization	the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character	21
13648717709	Chiasmus	A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed	22
13648719630	Climax	the turning point of the story	23
13648751230	Classicism	A movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms	24
13648753963	Colloquialism	informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing	25
13648756954	Comedy	A humorous work of drama	26
13648757670	Complication	an undesired problem that is the result of some other event	27
13648758369	Conceit	A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.	28
13648759076	Conflict	A struggle between opposing forces	29