AP Literature: Fiction Flashcards
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| 10696465636 | Allegory | A story, fictional or nonfictional, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities or concepts. The interaction of these characters, things, and events is meant to reveal an abstraction or a truth. | 0 | |
| 10696481378 | anecdote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event. | 1 | |
| 10696485295 | Antagonist | A character or force in conflict with the main character | 2 | |
| 10696487424 | comedy | A humorous work of drama | 3 | |
| 10696487425 | drama | a work of literature designed to be performed in front of an audience | 4 | |
| 10696490779 | fable | A brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters | 5 | |
| 10696493098 | farce | A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose. | 6 | |
| 10696495407 | folklore | The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally. | 7 | |
| 10696495408 | invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 8 | |
| 10696497634 | myth | A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society. | 9 | |
| 10696499984 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | 10 | |
| 10696499985 | parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 11 | |
| 10696502733 | Protagonist | main character | 12 | |
| 10696502734 | satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. | 13 | |
| 10696505690 | tall tale | an outrageously exaggerated, humorous story that is obviously unbelievable | 14 | |
| 10696505691 | tragedy | A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character | 15 |