AP Vocabulary 63-83 Flashcards

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Cumulative sentence

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Is known as a loose sentence that starts with a independent clause or main clause which is simple and straight provides main idea and then adds subordinate elements or modifiers.

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Blank Verse

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Unrhyiming verses in priest and prose.

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Bildungsroman

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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 a tragedy that disturbs the main character emotionally.

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Bildungsroman

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The protagonist gains maturity gradually and with difficulty. Usally the plot depicts a conflict between the protagonist and values is society enigma in dissatisfaction.

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Illusion

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Is a false illustration of something a deceptive impression or false belief. Something false. It tricks the human brain into thinking an unreal to real.

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Foil

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A character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character with the objective highlight traits of another character.

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Intertextuality

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Some text that reflects the text used as a reference.

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Litotes

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Figure of speech which employs a understatement by using double double negatives.

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Utopia

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Denotes an illusionary place thag projects the notation of a perfect society to the reader. Refers to a ideal conditions achieved within the material.

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Sonnet

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It means a small or little song or lyric.

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Round character

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Has a complex personality. Fully both physically and mentally. Audience related to.

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Situational Irony

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A literary device used to identify in literary works. Occurs whe incongruity apperaers between expectations of something to happen from the audience may be expecting.

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Static Character

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One that does not undergo inner change.

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Vernacular

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A literary genre that uses daily used laguage and speaking, Diffrent wrtitten works. It refers to writing or speaking of the public.

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Vernacular vs Dialect

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Is the use of ordinary everyday and plain lanuage in speaking and writing. It uses distinguished voacubalry and grammer.

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Understatement

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A figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is.

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Eulogy

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Known as homily. A literary device used as a laudatory expression in a speech or written tribute to a deceased recently.

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Dialect

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Language used by people of a specific area class or district. Involves the spelling sounds and grammer used by a particular group of people.

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Hubris

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An extreme pride and arrogance shown by a character that utimatley brings about his downfall.

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Anti-hero

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litterary devise used by writers for a prominant character. Charactistics oppisite of a conventional hero.