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AP Lit Terms Q2
Terms A-L for AP Literature
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. |
| Allusion | a brief, indirect reference to a well-known person, place, thing, idea, or event from history, literature, mythology, or pop culture, relying on the reader's existing knowledge to understand the deeper meaning without needing a full explanation |
| Alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. |
| Ambiguity | the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness. |
| Antagonist | antagonist is the character, group, or force that opposes the protagonist, creating the central conflict and obstacles in a story, stemming from the Greek for "opponent" or "rival" - source of conflict |
| Antithesis | a rhetorical device that places contrasting or opposite ideas in a balanced, parallel grammatical structure to create a powerful contrast, emphasizing the difference between them. |
| Apostrophe | a figure of speech where a speaker directly addresses someone or something that isn't present or can't respond |
| Analogy | a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. |
| a short, engaging narrative or personal story, often amusing or interesting, used by authors to reveal character, illustrate a theme, connect with readers emotionally, or support a broader point, acting as a brief, illustrative detour within a larger work | |
| Aside | a brief remark or comment by a character, spoken directly to the audience or to themselves, that other characters on stage are presumed not to hear, revealing private thoughts, feelings, or secrets, and creating dramatic irony |
| Assonance | a literary device where the same vowel sounds are repeated in nearby words, but with different consonant sounds |
| Atmosphere | the pervasive emotional tone or feeling a writer creates, making the reader feel the setting's mood, like suspense, joy, or dread, through vivid descriptions, sensory details symbolic objects, and the author's tone |
| Attitude | attitude (often called tone) is the author's or narrator's feelings, opinions, or emotional stance toward the subject, characters, or audience, conveyed through word choice (diction), sentence structure, imagery, and details |
| Bildungsroman | literary genre focusing on the protagonist's psychological and moral growth from youth to adulthood, detailing their journey through significant life experiences, challenges, and disillusionments as they mature into a more complex individual |
| cacophony | is the use of harsh, discordant, or jarring sounds in words and phrases to create a jarring or unpleasant auditory effect, often to convey chaos, tension, conflict, or decay, using guttural consonants |
| Euphony | is the pleasing, harmonious arrangement of sounds in language, using melodious combinations of soft consonants (like 'l', 'm', 's') and long vowel sounds to create a n effect that enhances mood and meaning, making text enjoyable and musical |
| Caesura | a natural pause or break within a line of poetry or music, often marked by punctuation (like a comma or dash) or just a rhythmic shift |
| Catharsis | is the purging or purification of intense emotions, like pity and fear, experienced by the audience through empathy with characters, leading to an emotional release, purification, and renewal |
| Charicterization | is the process an author uses to reveal a character's personality, motivations, and traits through details like physical appearance, actions, dialogue, thoughts, and the reactions of others |
| Climax | Peak of a story or narrative. |
| Colloquialism | is an informal word, phrase, or expression used in everyday conversation, characteristic of a particular region or group, that writers use to make characters sound authentic, build specific tones - cultural |
| Conceit | is an elaborate, extended, and often surprising metaphor that draws a detailed comparison between two very different things, used to create deeper meaning or intellectual connections |
| Conflict | conflict is the struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot, creates tension, and reveals character |
| Consonance | is the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words in close proximity, creating rhythm, mood, and musicality, unlike |
| Dialogue | s the spoken conversation between two or more characters, a |
| Enjambment | a sentence or thought flows from one line of verse to the next without a grammatical break or punctuation, creating a sense of movement, urgency, or surprise, and often emphasizing words or ideas by carrying them across the line break. |
| Epiphany | is a sudden, profound moment of insight or revelation where a character (or reader) understands something significant about themselves, others, or the world, often acting as a major turning point that shifts their perspective or drives the plot, |
| Flashback | A reflection on prior events within the contents of the novel, often provides needed background & insight. |
| Foil | a character or element (like a setting or event) that contrasts sharply with another character, usually the protagonist, to highlight their unique qualities, strengths, or flaws, making them stand out more vividly |
| Foreshadowing | A short anecdote/symbol within a novel that reveals part of the future- builds on mystery |
| Genere | is a category for classifying artistic works based on shared characteristics like form, content, style, or theme |
| Hyperbole | is a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to create emphasis, effect, or humor |
| Irony | is a literary device where there's a contrast between what is said/happens and what is expected |
| Juxtaposition | Two elements within a narrative that bring contrast, thus revealing something. |
| Litotes | is a rhetorical device where a writer uses an affirmative statement by negating its opposite, creating an understatement for emphasis, modesty, or irony |
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