AP Literature Vocab. List 4 Flashcards

14913918668	Accent	the manner in which people speak and the way words are pronounced in different parts of the world	0
14913928753	Aesthetic	concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty	1
14913933262	Anachronism	a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.	2
14913935816	Analogy	A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way	3
14913942422	Anticlimax	a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events	4
14913947412	Antihero	Central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes. may lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples.	5
14913951790	Atmosphere	A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.	6
14913958241	Burlesque	A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation.	7
14913961472	Caricature	an exaggerated portrayal of one's features	8
14913965215	Conceit	A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.	9
14913968073	Doggerel	crude, simplistic verse, often in sing-song rhyme	10
14913972178	Elegy	a sad or mournful poem	11
14913974546	Enjambment	the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.	12
14913976980	Feminine Rhyme	a rhyme between stressed syllables followed by one or more unstressed syllables	13
14913983360	Parable	A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson	14
14913985908	Parallelism	similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses	15
14913991589	Pastoral	A work of literature dealing with rural life	16
14913999309	Stock Character	a stereotypical character	17
14914005399	Tragic Flaw	A weakness or limitation of character, resulting in the fall of the tragic hero.	18
14914008214	Utopia	an ideal society	19