AP NOTES 61-80 Flashcards
a life story told by the author
autobiography
a record of memories and particular events that have taken place in the author’s life
memoir
a loose sentence that starts with an independent clause, which is simple and straight, provides main idea and then adds subordinate or modifying elements after the subject and predicate. main idea first and then the details
cumulative sentence
a story of the growing up of a sensitive person who looks to answers to his questions through different experiences
bildungsroman
during the journey, the protagonist gains maturity gradually and with difficulty. Usually a plot shows a conflict between the protagonist and society . Finally, he or she is accepted by society and accepts the values.
bildungsroman
a false illustration of something, a deceptive belief or a false belief
illusion
any written or spoken expression
discourse
a character that shows qualities that in contrast with the qualities of another character with the objective of highlighting traits
foil
a sophisticated literary device that is used in writing. it is a textual reference within some text that reflects the text used as a reference.
intertextuality
a figure of speech that employs an understatement
litotes
a fictional place that projects the notion of a perfect society.
utopia
a small song or lyric. In poetry it has 14 lines with 10 syllables and is wrote in iambic pentameter.
sonnet
a person in a story who conflicts personality traits.
round character
when the opposite of what is expected to happen occurs
situational irony
a device that uses daily language in writing or speaking
vernacular
