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AP Lit Vocab- Semester One (ALL) Flashcards

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abstract imagery

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imagery which describes the intangible, ideas, or emotions

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aesthetic

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set of artistic principles or sensibilities

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Alliteration

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Repetition of the initial sound in a series of words

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allusion

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a reference to something outside of the text

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anaphora

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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

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Antithesis

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a figure of speech in which opposite words are used for rhetorical effect

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Assonance

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the repetition of vowel sounds

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Asyndeton

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the omission of conjunctions in a passage

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Bildungsroman

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a coming of age or apprenticeship novel

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blank verse

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Poetic form that uses unrhymed iambic pentameter

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claim

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part of a larger argument, a statement which must be supported with evidence

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cliche

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an overused or trite phrase or image

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climax

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The highest moment of action in a story

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conflict

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the central problem facing the protagonist

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Connotation

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associations a word or phrase carries beyond literal meaning

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concrete imagery

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imagery that is physical, sensory or tangible

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controlling metaphor or image

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an image or metaphor that runs through a work an serves as a key to understanding the central theme of the piece

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Couplet

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In poetry, two consecutive rhyming lines

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Denotation

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the literal, or dictionary, meaning of a word or phrase

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denouement

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the “untying” of the knot of the conflict, used in detective stories

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dichotomy

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a thematic divisions between two opposite terms

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dramatic monologue

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A poem told from the perspective of a historical figure

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Enjambment

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In poetry, the continuation of a sentence, without a pause, through the end of one line and into the next

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epiphany

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An interior revelation,”ligthbulb”, a moment of heightened awareness

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epistolary novel

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a novel consisting of letters written between characters

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etymology

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the history or origin of a word or phrase

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Euphemism

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a mild word or phrase substituted for a harsher one

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Exegesis

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close, critical explanation or interpretation of a text

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figurative language

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language that must be interpreted, uses figures of speech

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foreshadowing

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Actions or words early in a story which prefigure or hint at later events

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haibun

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combination of prose and haiku

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Haiku

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A three line, 17 syllable poem about nature

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hook

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An opening to an essay or story designed to catch audience’s attention

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hyperbole

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The use of exaggeration as a storytelling technique

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Irony

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Difference (contradiction) between expectations and results

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Juxtaposition

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two images placed together for contrasting effect

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limerick

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poetic form 5 lines, humorous, AABBA

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literal language

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language which means exactly what it says

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metafiction

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fiction in which author draws attention to the artifice of the text

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Metaphor

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An implied comparison or the apt relation of dissimilars

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Metonymy

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figure of speech which substitutes a word closely associated with the word meant; example is “white house” for president or government

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myth

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A story which shapes our world view or explains a mystery

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onomatopoeia

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a word or phrase which imitates a sound

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Oxymoron

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A phrase which consists of two contradictory terms

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Paradox

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a contradictory statement or situation which is somehow true

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Personification

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Giving inanimate object human qualities

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plot

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actions or sequence of events that makes up a story

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Polysyndeton

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he use of many conjunctions in close succession for rhetorical effect

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Quatrain

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a four line stanza, usually with two pairs of rhymes

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Reservation

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A counterargument, or evidence that goes against a claim

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Resolution

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how the conflict is solved

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rhyme scheme

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the pattern of end rhyme in a poem

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sestina

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A complex poetic form which repeats 6 end words in a 39 line structure

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Setting

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where the story or poem takes place

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Simile

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An explicit comparison, usually uses “like” or “as”

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sonnet

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A 14 line poem, usually presents an argument about love

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subtext

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an implicit or unstated message below the surface of the story

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Symbol

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An image or object which is a concrete reality, but also takes on or suggests another level of meaning

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theme

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An idea or issue which runs throughout a story

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thesis

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central argument, a statement put forward which needs to be proved

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tone

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Writer’s attitude towards the subject, or emotional feel of a passage

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villanelle

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French for “little house”, this poetic form repeats two line in a 19 line poem

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