AP Glossary #2 Flashcards
Foreshadowing (Definition)
When an author gives hints about what will occur later in a story.
Foreshadowing (Example)
Wow, I wonder if Jimmy will get in trouble for stealing from the old lady across the street.
Foreshadowing (Impact)
To invoke a sense of suspension towards something in a text.
Genre (Definition)
The major category into which a literary work fits.
Genre (Impact)
Genre (Example)
Non-fiction, Realistic Fiction, Mystery
Gothic (Impact)
Gothic (Definition)
Writing characterized by gloom, mystery, fear and/or death.
Gothic (Example)
Imagery
Word or words that create a picture in the reader’s mind.
Invective (Definition)
A long, emotionally violent, attack using strong, abusive language.
Irony (Definition)
When the opposite of what you expect to happen does.
Verbal Irony (Definition)
When you say something and mean the opposite/something different.
Dramatic Irony (Definition)
When the audience of a drama, play, movie, etc. knows something that the character doesn’t and would be surprised to find out.
Situational Irony (Definition)
Found in the plot (or story line) of a book, story, or movie. Sometimes it makes you laugh because it’s funny how things turn out.
Juxtaposition (Definition)
Placing things side by side for the purposes of comparison.
Mood (Definition)
The atmosphere created by the literature and accomplished through word choice (diction).
Motif (Definition)
A recurring idea in a piece of literature.
Oxymoron (Definition)
When apparently contradictory terms are grouped together and suggest a paradox.
Pacing (Definition)
The speed or tempo of an author’s writing.
Paradox (Definition)
A seemingly contradictory situation which is actually true.
Parallelism (Definition)
Sentence construction which places equal grammatical constructions near each other, or repeats identical grammatical patterns.
Chiasmus (Definition)
When the same words are used twice in succession, but the second time, the order of the words is reversed.
Antithesis (Definition)
Two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses, or even ideas, with parallel structure.
Anaphora (Definition)
Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences or clauses in a row.
Zuegma (Syllepsis)
When a single word governs or modifies two or more other words, and the meaning of the first word must change for each of the other words it governs or modifies.
Parenthetical Idea (Definition)
Parentheses are used to set off an idea from the rest of the sentence.
Parody (Definition)
An exaggerated imitation of a serious work for humorous purposes.
Persona (Definition)
