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APL Literary Terms > APL Deck 1 Vocab > Flashcards

APL Deck 1 Vocab Flashcards

1
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unit of action in dramas or plays

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Act

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2
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characters represent ideas about life; strong moral

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Allegory

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3
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reference to a person, place or thing in history or work of lit.

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Allusion

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4
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comparison of 2 or more objects that suggest they are alike

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Analogy

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5
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brief account of an incident usually intended to make a point

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Anecdote

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6
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repetition of constant sounds; beginning of words

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Alliteration

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7
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character in opposition to the protagonist

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Antagonist

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8
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actor’s speech to audience; not heard by stage people

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Aside

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9
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repetition of vowel sounds; in poetry lines

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Assonance

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10
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readers or viewers writer is addressing

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Audience

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11
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writer of book, article, or text

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Author

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12
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reason for creating a particular work

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Author’s Purpose

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13
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nonfiction story one writes about his or her life

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Autobiography

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14
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poem telling a story; sung or recited

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Ballad

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15
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story of persons life written by someone else

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Biography

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16
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unrhymed iambic pentameter

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Blank Verse

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17
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pause/sudden break in line of poetry

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Caesura

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18
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2 events related; one causes the other

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Cause and Effect

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19
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person responsible for thoughts/actions within a story

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Character

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20
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person’s habits in picture; physical appearance; comic/absurd way

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Caricature

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21
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character serves as contrast/conflict to another

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Foil

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22
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main character; actions are noble/inspiring

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Hero/Heroine

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23
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central to plot of story

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Main characters

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24
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less important;interacts with main

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Minor Characters

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25
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techniques used by writers to create characters

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Characterization

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26
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personality of character

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Character Trait

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27
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changes throughout course of story

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Dynamic Character

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28
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little info is provided to him/her

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Flat Character

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29
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doesn’t directly state traits; draws conclusions based upon author’s clues

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Indirect Cahracterization

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30
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fully described by author

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Round Character

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31
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changes very little or none at all

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Static Character

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32
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see refrain

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Chorus

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33
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order in which events happen

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Chronological Order

34
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reader’s process pausing occasionally to understand

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Clarifying

35
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figurative language containing overused expressions

36
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highest point in the story

37
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dramatic work; light and humorous; ends happily usually

38
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process of identifying similarities

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Comparison

39
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poetry uses physical or visual form to present message

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Concrete Poetry

40
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struggle between opposing forces

41
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most important conflict in story

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Central Conflict

42
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between main character and outside force

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External Conflict

43
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takes place in main characters mind(person vs self)

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Internal Conflict

44
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relating content to his own knowledge and experience

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Connecting

45
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idea/feeling associated; opposed to dictionary definition

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Connotation

46
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repetition of constant sounds anywhere in lines

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Consonance

47
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hints surround words clarifying their meaning

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Context Clues

48
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pointing out differences between different things

49
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rhymed pair of lines

50
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dictionary meaning of a word

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Denotation

51
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language spoken in particular place or by those people

52
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conversation between characters

53
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performed by actors before audience

54
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combining several information to make inferences

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Drawing Conclusions

55
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character reveals innermost feelings or thoughts

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Dramatic Monologue

56
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song poem expresses sorrow; usually for one who has died

57
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incomplete syntax at end of line; running into next line

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Enjambment

58
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short; ridicules thought or event; with sarcasm

59
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teaches a lesson about human nature

60
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can be proved; reflects the writers/speakers belief

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Fact and Opinion

61
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see plot

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Falling Action

62
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contains at least 1 fantastic or unreal element

63
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traditions, customs, stories; passed down within a culture

64
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meter unit within a line of poetry

65
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writer provides clues or hints that predict future events

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Foreshadowing

66
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no regular patterns, of rhyme; captures ordinary speech

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Free Verse

67
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broad statement about entire group

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Generalization

68
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4 main types; fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama

69
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Japanese; 3 lines; 1st and 3rd, 5 syll.; 2nd, 7 syll.

70
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2 successive rhyming lines; complete thought

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Heroic Couplet or Closed Couplet

71
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past time period; may refer to actual people and past events

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Historical Fiction

72
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mysterious, supernatural events; sense of terror

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Horror Fiction

73
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provides laughter/amusement

74
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truth is exaggerated for humorous effect

75
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see meter

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Iambic Pentameter

76
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means something different from what the words actually say

77
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words and phrases that appeal to the 5 senses

78
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logical guess based on evidence in text

79
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opposite; phrases and structures used to draw attention

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Antithesis

80
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‘Against time”

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Anachroism

81
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pattern of repeating a word(form of repetition)

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Anadiplosis

82
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letters are rearranged to form a new word

APL Literary Terms (1 decks)

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