AP Literature Vocabulary Terms 2 Flashcards

7510352730	Cliché	an idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse	0
7510352731	Dialogue	Conversation between two or more characters	1
7510352732	Conflict	A struggle between opposing forces, usually protagonist and antagonist	2
7510352733	Caesura	A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line.	3
7510352734	Characterization	the act of creating and developing a character	4
7510352735	Carpe Diem	The exact meaning of this phrase is to "seize the day." It is a proverb, which means that one should act today, and not wait for the future	5
7510352736	Denotation	the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.	6
7510352737	Conceit	a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor.	7
7510352738	Climax	a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot.	8
7510352739	Chiasmus	a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form	9
7510352740	Character	A character is a person or other being in a narrative work of art	10
7510352741	Catharsis	the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.	11
7510352742	Denouement	the resolution of the issue of a complicated plot in fiction	12