AP Vocab 61-90 Flashcards
Digression
Use of material unrelated to the subject of the work.
Dramatic Monologue
A poem in which a the speaker addresses one or more listeners who remain silent or whose replies are not revealed.
Economy
A style of writing characterized by brevity and conciseness.
Ekphrastic Poetry
A form of poetry that comments on a work of art in another genre, such as painting or music.
Elegy
A solemn, reflective poem, usually about death, written in a formal style.
Ellipsis
Omission of an element from a sentence so that the grammatical is incomplete but the meaning is clear; often appears in aphorisms, epigrams, proverbs, and maxims.
End-Stopped Lines
Lines of poetry that end with punctuation marks.
Enjambment
In poetry, the running over of a sentence from one line, verse, or stanza to the next without stopping at the first.
Epic
Long narrative poem dealing with heroes and adventures, usually having a large setting and involving supernatural forces, written in a ceremonial style.
Epigram
A short witty verse or saying, often ending with a wry twist.
Epigraph
A motto or quotation at the beginning of a story, novel, or chapter, often indicating theme.
Epiphany
A character’s transformative moment of realization.
Epistolary Novel
A novel comprised of letters written by one or more of the characters.
Euphemism
Describing something negative in a positive way.
Euphony
A choice and arrangement of words creating a pleasant sound.
Fable
A brief tale that teaches a moral truth and usually features animals as characters.
Farce
A dramatic form marked by wholly absurd situations, slapstick, raucous wordplay, and sometimes innuendo.
Figurative Language
Language that uses figures of speech; non-literal language usually evoking strong images. Common types include metaphor, simile, irony, hyperbole, etc.
Fixed Form
Poetry which follows a specific rhyme, meter, and/or stanza arrangement.
Flashback
Going back in time to reveal past history that is important to the work.
Foot
A unit of meter that contains a set number of syllables.
Foot, Dactylic
A metrical foot with one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables. (‘^^)
Foot, Iambic
A metrical foot comprised of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. (^’)
Foot, Trochaic
A metrical foot comprised of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable. (‘^)
Foot, Anapestic
A metrical foot comprised of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable. (^^’)
Foot, Spondee
A metrical foot comprised of two stressed syllables. (‘’)
Form
The external pattern of the poem (continuous, stanzaic, free verse, fixed form, blank verse).
Foreshadowing
A literary technique in which the author gives hints about future events.
Frame
A narrative device presenting a story or group of stories within the context of a larger work or plot.
Free Verse
Poetry with no set form or meter.
