AP English Language Vocab 12 Flashcards

11827003976	naturalism	A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.	0
11827006294	non sequitur	a statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before	1
11827011656	objective	(adj.) Of or relating to facts and reality, as opposed to private and personal feelings and attitudes.	2
11827018975	ode	A lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.	3
11827024764	Old English	The Anglo-Saxon language spoken from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D. in what is now Great Britain.	4
11827029702	omniscient narrator	A narrator with unlimited awareness, understanding, and insight of characters, setting, background, and all other elements of the story	5
11827052245	onomatopoeia	the use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning	6
11827055335	oxymoron	A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect	7
11827065699	parable	A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived	8
11827069061	paradox	A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true	9