AP Literature Vocab Set 6 Flashcards

11499405000	juxtaposition	poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit	0
11499420112	lampoon	a biting satire that makes its subject appear ludicrous	1
11499424059	legend	a widely told tale about the past, one that may have a foundation in fact	2
11499428318	limerick	a type of poem that consists of two lines of rhymed anapestic trimeter, two lines of rhymed anapestic dimeter, and an additional line of anapestic trimeter, the last word of which is the same as, or rhymes with, the last word of the first line	3
11499435917	line	unit of poetic verse; when writing verse in prose, use a / to indicate when lines change	4
11499443407	literary license	deviating from normal rules or methods in order to achieve a certain effect	5
11499448666	litotes	a type of meiosis (understatement) in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary	6
11499462537	local color	the descriptions of the setting, people, and dialect of a particular region to place special emphasis on a setting or region	7
11499474303	loose/cumulative sentence	a sentence in which the main clause comes first, followed by further dependent grammatical units	8
11499490300	lyric poem	a poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of a speaker	9
11499500646	masculine rhyme	single rhyme; last syllable only rhymes	10
11499505713	mask	a character with a distinct identity created by an author to achieve a particular effect or to deliver a particular message which reflects the author's viewpoint	11
11499517624	melodrama	a play based upon a dramatic plot and developed sensationally	12
11499524495	metaphor	a figure of speech wherein a comparison is made between two unlike quantities without the use of "like" or "as"	13
11499533093	metaphysical	of, from, or relating to forces of being outside the natural world	14
11499543700	metaphysical poetry	poetry that is characterized by the use of conceits, condensed metaphorical language, unusual comparisons between medicine, love, death, and religion, and complex imagery	15
11499562326	meter	the rhythmical pattern of a poem; classified according both to its pattern and the number of feet to the line	16
11499584401	metonymy	substituting a word naming an object for another word closely associated with it	17
11499591855	microcosm	a small "world" that stands for the larger one	18
11499597118	mixed metaphor	a metaphor whose elements are either incongruent or contradictory by the use of incompatible identifications	19
11499611432	monologue	a written or oral composition presenting the discourse of one speaker only	20
11499617135	montage	a series of images that appear one after the other	21
11499622168	mood	an atmosphere created by a writer's diction and the details included	22
11499627758	motif	a recurring image, word, phrase, action, idea, object, or situation used throughout a work (or in several works by one author), unifying the work by tying the current situation to previous ones, or new ideas to the theme	23
11499636230	myth	a fictional tale, originally with religious significance, that explains heroes, gods, nature, and/or natural phenomenon	24
11499664008	sectarian	narrowly confined to a particular group	25
11499667705	peregrination	travel by walking	26
11499671964	accoutrement	an accessory item of dress or equipment	27
11499678489	contrive	to plan cleverly; to devise	28
11499682979	hubris	overbearing pride; arrogance	29
11499688642	platitude	an obvious remark; a cliche	30
11499692662	venerate	to respect or revere	31
11499697085	scullion	a servant for menial tasks	32
11499701272	quotidian	everyday; commonplace	33
11499705319	prognosticate	to predict	34
11499708613	antediluvian	extremely old; antiquated	35
11499708614	stringent	restrictive; imposing demanding standards	36
11499713921	haughty	condescendingly proud; arrogant	37
11499720840	sanctimonious	showing false piety or righteousness	38
11499726493	imbroglio	a difficult and embarrassing situation	39