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AP Lit Vocab 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allegory | A representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the quise of another. |
| Alliteration | Two or more words of a word group with the same beginning letter or consonant sound ('she sells seashells by the seashore') |
| Allusion | A reference to another piece (many art pieces reference the Bible) |
| Antagonist | The villain or enemy |
| Apostrophe | A figure of speech where a speaker addresses an absent, dead, or imaginary person, object, or idea. |
| Archetype | The way that a character is, the way that they are structured or based on |
| Aside | Away from one's thoughts, or to physically set to the side |
| Assonance | Resemblance of sounds, rhyming |
| Blank verse | Poetry that is metered (has a pattern) but doesn't rhyme |
| Cacophony | Harsh combination of sounds |
| Caesura | A pause in the middle of a line of poetry that creates dramatic effect |
| Characterization | Creation of a character |
| Climax | The most exciting point of a plot where all the action happens |
| Conceit | Excessive pride in oneself |
| Connotation | An emotion or feeling that a word evokes in addition to it's literal meaning |
| Consonance | Agreement between opinions |
| Couplet | Two lines in a verse, usually joined by a rhyme, that form a unit |
| Cultural norms | The rules and expectations that guide behavior in a society |
| Denotation | The literal meaning of a word in contrast to the feelings or emotions that the word suggests |
| Dialogue | Talking, speech |
| Diction | The choice and use of words in speech and writing |
| End-stopped | A verse that has a pause at the end of each line |
| Enjambment | The continuation of a sentence into the next line without punctuation or an end-stop |
| Epiphany | When you suddenly understand something, a 'eureka moment' |
| Euphony | Pleasant combination of sounds |
| First-person POV | "I" or "me" pronouns, reading from the perspective of the character |
| Flashback | Remembering something that happened in the past |
| Flashforward | Showing events that will happen at a later time |
| Foil | A character who's traits contrast another character's traits, in a way that highlights strengths and flaws |
| Foreshadowing | A warning or indication of a future event |
| Frame narrative | The outer story (the frame) introduces the narrator and sets the context, while smaller stories inside contain the plot and events |
| Free verse | Poetry that does not adhere to a strict meter or rhyme pattern |
| Heroic couplet | Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme and are written in 'iambic pentameter' |
| Hyperbaton | An inversion of the normal order of words ("I must see this" --> "this must I see") like Yoda |
| Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally |
| Imagery | Sentences or words that evoke the senses |
| In media res | A Latin phrase meaning "in the middle of things"; a narrative that begins in the midst of the action rather than at the beginning |
| Dramatic irony | Expression of one's meaning by using language that usually signifies the opposite |
| Situational irony | The actual outcome of a situation is the opposite of what is expected to happen |
| Verbal irony | The speaker deliberately says something contrary to their true meaning |
| Juxtaposition | Two things being placed together with contrasting effect |
| Metaphor | A comparison without using 'like' or 'as' |
| Metonymy | The substitution of the name of an attribute for that of the thing meant (like 'suit' for business executive, or 'track' for horse racing) |
| Monologue | A long speech recited |
| Motif | A common or reoccurring theme or idea |
| Motive | A reason for doing something |
| Octave | A poem or stanza that has 8 lines |
| Personification | Applying humanlike traits to something non-human |
| Plot | The events of a story; what happens |
| Protagonist | The main character |
| Quatrain | A stanza of 4 lines |
| Selection of detail | The deliberate choice of specific information to engage the reader |
| Sequence | A particular order in which events follow each other |
| Sestet | The last 6 lines of a sonnet (a 14-line poem) |
| Setting | The place, time, date, location, any information that adds to where and when the events are happening |
| Shift/turn/volta | Italian for "turn," the moment in a sonnet where the writer makes an important change; a change in opinion; a shift to another speaker |
| Sibilance | Making a sibilant sound; making a hissing sound ("sh" in words) |
| Simile | A comparison using like or as |
| Soliloquy | Speaking one's thoughts aloud; often in a play |
| Speaker | The person who is speaking |
| Stanza | Group of 4 lines in a verse |
| Symbol | A character or object that represents an idea |
| Synecdoche | A figure of speech where a part or the context of something is made to represent the whole idea ("Cleveland won in 6 runs," meaning Cleveland won the baseball game which has 6 runs) |
| Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create a well-formed sentence |
| Theme | The main idea of a text, the subject of a text |
| Third-person POV | "He," "she," or "they" pronouns, narrator is observing the character doing something |
| Tone | The way a word or phrase comes across, the emotions it can evoke |
| Trope | A reoccurring theme, a motif |
| Understatement | The presentation of something being smaller or not as bad as it actually is |
| Unreliable | Not trustworthy, often wrong |
| Narrator | The person telling the story |
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