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APLit Terms Flashcards

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Allusion

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An indirect or passing reference to some event, person, place, or artistic work; the natureandrelevanceofwhichisnotexplainedbythewriter,butreliesonthe reader’sfamiliaritywithwhatisthusmentioned.

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Anaphora

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Repetitionofawordorphraseatthebeginningofsuccessivephrases,clauses,or
sentences. Ex:“Weshallnotflagorfail.Weshallgoontotheend.WeshallfightinFrance.”

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Antagonist

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Thecharacter,force,orcollectionofforcesinfictionordramathatopposesthe protagonistandgivesrisetotheconflictofthestory

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Characterization

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Theprocessbywhichawritermakesacharacterseemrealtothereader.

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Colloquialism

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Spokenorwrittencommunicationthatseekstoimitateformalspeech.

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Denouement

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AFrenchtermmeaning“unraveling”or“unknotting,”usedtodescribethe resolutionoftheplotfollowingtheclimax.

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Dialogue

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Theverbalexchangesbetweencharacters.

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Diction

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Anauthor’schoiceofwords.Sincewordshavespecificmeaningsandsinceone’s choiceofwordscanaffectfeelings,awriter’schoiceofwordscanhavegreatimpact inaliterarywork.

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Epiphany

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Infiction,whenacharactersuddenlyexperiencesadeeprealizationabout
himself/herself

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Flashback

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Anarratedscenethatmarksabreakinthenarrativeinordertoinformthereaderor
audiencememberabouteventsthattookplacebeforetheopeningsceneofawork

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Foil

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Acharacterinaworkwhosebehaviorandvaluescontrastwiththoseofanother
characterinordertohighlightthedistinctivetemperamentofthatcharacter.

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Foreshadowing

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Theintroductionearlyinastoryofverbalanddramatichintsthatsuggestwhatisto
comelater

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