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AP LIT. Midterm review Flashcards

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Alliteration

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the repetition of similar sounds, usually consonants ar the beginning of words

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Analogy

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a comparison made to show a relationship or similarity between two unlike things. Similes and metaphors are two ways to make an analogy

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Asyndeton

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the intentional omission of conjunctions between phrases that still maintain grammatical accuracy
ex: He crossed the road without looking, without listening, without caution.

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Atmosphere/Mood

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the feeling or emotion that an author creates in a narrative through descriptive language

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Conceit

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an elaborate extended metaphor in which the parallel between two seemingly dis-similar objects or ideas is extreme

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Diction

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word choice, types of words, and level of language. the choice of diction conveys a certain tone.

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Epithet

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an adjective or phrase that describes a prominent feature of a person or thing. “Richard the lionhearted”. “Gretta the good”

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Foil

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a character who illuminates the qualities of another (usually main) character by means of contrast. draco malfoy is a foil to harry potter

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Hyperbole

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an intentionally exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally; used for effect “Ive told you 1000 times”

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Figurative language

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a type of communication that does not use a word’s strict or realistic meaning.
ex: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole

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Theme

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the central idea or unifying generalization of a literary work

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Imagery

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the visual, auditory, or tactile images revoked by the words of a literary work or the imagery that figurative language evokes.

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juxtaposition

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the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effects.
ex: alls fair in love and war

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paradox

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a statement that seems to be self-contradicting but in fact is true
ex: Save money by spending it.

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personification

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figurative language used to create imagery that gives human characteristics to non-human things

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perspective

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how the characters view and process what’s happening within the story

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point of view

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the position from which a narrator or speaker relates the events of a story or the position of a narrative (story) takes toward the event it describes

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polysyndeton

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the use of coordinating conjunctions like “and’ “or” “but” and “nor” which are used for effect where they might have been committed (in birthday party)
ex: he ran and jumped and laughed…

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rhetorical question

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a question asked to make an impact or call attention to something not to elicit a response

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simile

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a comparison using like or as

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irony

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a contrast between what is said and what is meant or between what happens and what is expected to happen

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narrator

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the voice telling the story. may or may not be a character in the story

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symbol

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an object, image, character, figure, action, event, or color which is used to represent an abstract idea or concept

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syntax

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the structure of a sentence, the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences

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tone/attitude

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in writing, the manner in which a narrator expresses his or her attitude; the intonation of the voice that expresses meaning (sympathetic, critical, ironic, etc)

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verisimilitude

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the appearance of being true- believability as it applies to fictional literature

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dialogue

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the conversation in a literary work, typically (but not always) enclosed in quotation marks

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foreshadowing

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hints of what is to come in the action of a play or story

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assonance/consonance

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the repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sequence of nearby words. often creates rhyme(rose, toes, go)/the repetition at close intervals of the final consonant sounds (last, past, most, best)

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cacophony

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clashing, discordant, or harsh sounds

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couplet & heroic couplet

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two successive rhymed lines that are equal in length

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stream of consciousness

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a type of internal monologue in which prose follows the logic and flow of a character’s (or multiple characters) thought processes

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pun

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a play on words wherein a word is used to convey two meanings at the same time.
ex: the duck said to the bartender “put it in my bill”

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free verse

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non-metrical poetry, where patterns develop organically from the individual poem instead of from established poetic forms

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onomatopoeia

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the use of words that mimic their meaning in their sound (meow, buzz)

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rhyme

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correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry

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sonnet

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a poem containing 14 lines written in iambic pentameter. 1st 8 lines octave= question, last 6 lines sestet= solution

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tone shift

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a shift in a story’s overall feeling from where it started.

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bildungsroman

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a coming-of-age novel, that deals with the development of a young person, usually from adolescence to adulthood

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gothic

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a genre in which magic, mystery, horrors and chivalry abound

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metaphor

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a direct comparison between two seemingly alike things

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foreshadowing

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hints of whats to come in the action of a play or story

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epistolary novel

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form of fiction written in letters

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fable

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a story written to make a moral point, using animals as characters

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fairy tale

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a fictional tale, marked by fantasy and magic after appealing to the imagination

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frame narrative

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a story within a story, sometimes within another story (Frankenstein)

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genre

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a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. ( fantasy, horror, mystery…)

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romanticism

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a literary and artistic movement of the 19th century, emotion, nature, imagination, etc.

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iambic pentameter

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a rhythmic pattern that consists of ten syllables per line, with alternating stressed and unstressed syllables.

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allusion

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a reference to a work of literature to something outside the work, especially to a well-known historical or literary event, person, or work.

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grotesque

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a type of writing that focuses on physically or mentally (warped, deluded, delayed) impaired characters

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