AP Literature Quater 4 Terms Flashcards
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| 13234197587 | Anthropomorphism | Giving objects, plants, or animals human qualities Carries the connotation that every single object, plant, and life form is of equal importance in the universe Verb form: anthropomorphize | 0 | |
| 13266171129 | Caesura | a pause, either metrical or stylistic, in the middle of a lien of poetry | 1 | |
| 13029604338 | Conceit | A metaphor that makes a surprising connection between two very dissimilar things John Donne was famous for his use of the conceit | 2 | |
| 13066100839 | Dead Metaphor | A metaphor that is so overused we do not recognize that it is a metaphor Examples: mouth of the river, foot of the bed | 3 | |
| 13250775601 | End-Stopped Line | A line of poetry that has a natural pause at the end such as a period, semicolon, or comma. | 4 | |
| 13126186705 | Epistrophe | When a certain word or phrase is repeated at the end of clauses or sentences that follow each other to create rhythm and emphasize the repeated group or words Example: Last week, he was just fine. Yesterday, he was just fine. And today he said that he was just fine. | 5 | |
| 13175079184 | Invective | Attack or insult that uses abusive language and tone | 6 | |
| 13714564079 | Loose Sentence | A sentence that begins with the main clause and then is followed by other clauses and phrases | 7 | |
| 13309542298 | Masculine Rhyme | One-syllable rhyme (cake, bake) | 8 | |
| 13217055209 | Melodrama | A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response | 9 | |
| 13727567110 | Parable | A story that illustrates one or more lessons, most often associated with christ | 10 | |
| 13681714723 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence in which the main clause is held until the end | 11 | |
| 13528956419 | Persona | Speaker of a poem | 12 | |
| 13029591843 | Picaresque Novel | An episodic novel about a rogue-like wanderer who lives off his wits Don Quixote by Cervantes | 13 | |
| 13082842601 | Roman à clef | French term for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction Examples: Animal Farm, Heart of Darkness | 14 | |
| 13544646488 | Vignette | A short scene that captures a single moment or a defining detail about a character, idea, or other element of the story | 15 |