AP Vocab 61-80 Flashcards
Autobiography
one type of biography, which tells a life story of its author, meaning it is a written record of the author’s life. Rather than being written by someone else, an autobiography comes through the person’s own pen, in his own words.
Memoir
a record of memories and particular events that have taken place in the author’s life. In fact, it is the telling of a story or an event from his life; an account that does not tell the full record of a life
Cumulative Sentence
known as a loose sentence that starts with the main clause, which is simple and straight, provides the main idea and then adds subordinate elements or modifiers. It adds subordinate or modifying elements after the subject and the predicate. “The unwieldy provision carts, draught horses, and heavily armed knights…”
Blank Verse
a literary device defined as unrhyming verse in written in iambic pentameter. In poetry and prose, it has a consistent meter with 10 syllables in each line. (Pentameter) where unstressed syllables are followed by stressed ones. “But, woe is me, you are so sick of late, so far from cheer and from your former state, That I distrust you. “
Bildungsroman
a story of the growing up of a sensitive person who looks for answers to his questions through different experiences. Generally, such a novel starts with a loss or tragedy that disturbs the main character emotionally. He or she leaves on a journey to fill that vacuum
Bildungsroman
During the journey, the protagonist gains maturity gradually snd with difficulty. Usually, the plot depicts a conflict between the protagonist and the values of society. Finally, he or she accepts those values and they are accepted by the society, ending the dissatisfaction. Coming of age novel
Illusion
(not to be confused with ALLUSION)
a false illustration of something, a deceptive impression, or a false belief. Literally speaking an illusion is something that is false and not factual. It tricks the human brain into thinking an unreal into reaal meant to mislead the perception of the reader’s sight, touch, taste, and sounds.
“I’ll tell you God’s truth… I am the son of some wealthy people in the midwest- all dead now.”
Free Verse
a literary device that can be defined as poetry that is free form limitations of a regular meter or rhythm and does not rhyme with fixed forms, such poems are without rhythms and rhyme-scheme rules and still provide artistic expression
Foil
In literature, a foil a character that shows qualities of another character. The term foil, though generally being applied for a contrasting character, may also be used for any comparison that is drawn to portray a difference between two things
Intertextuality
a sophisticated literary device used in writing. In fact, it is a textual reference within some text that reflects the text used as a reference. Instead of employing referential phrases from different literary works, intertextuality draws upon the concept rhetoric or ideology from other texts to be merged in the new text retelling of an old story, or you may rewrite popular stories in modern context
Litotes
derived from a Greek word meaning “simple”. It is a figure of speech which employs understatement by using double negatives or, in other words, a positive statement is expressed by negating its opposite expressions, “not too bad” in place of pretty good would be an example.
-They do not seem the happiest couple around
Utopia
an illusionary place that projects the notion of a perfect society to the reader. A society where all social evils have been cured.
Sonnet
The word sonnet is derived from the Italian word “sonetto”. It means a small or little song or lyric. In poetry, a sonnet has 14 lines and is written in iambic pentameter. Each line has 10 syllables. It has a specific rhyme scheme and a “volta” or specific turn.
Round Character
A round character in a novel, play, or story is a complex personality. Like real people, he/she has depth in his feelings and passions. For instance, in the movie “Shrek” the main character says “Ogres are like onions”. Writers define round character both mentally and physically. It is a character in which the audience can sympathize, associate, or relate to, as he seems a character they might have seen in their real lives.
Situational Irony
a literary device that you can easily identify in literary works. Simply it occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead, thus entirely different happens from what the audience was expecting(sharp contrasts or contradictions)
-Harry Potter must let Voldemort kill him to kill Voldemort.
