Ap Literary Vocab words

Antihero

• Central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes. May lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples

• The turning point in the plot or the high point of action

• Attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object

• Informal, conversational language. Typically phrases that are indicative of a specific region

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

deus ex machina

• writing with a primary purpose to teach or preach

• resolution of a plot by chance or coincidence

• final outcome of the story

• the literal meaning of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Flashback

• A usually short narrative making an edifying or cautionary point and often employing as characters animals that speak and act like humans

• A type of comedy in which ridiculous and often stereotyped characters are involved in silly, far-fetched situations

• The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally

• When a character remembers a past event that is relevant to the current action of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Juxtaposition

• Poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit

• an account based on the author's personal experiences

• a term applied to fiction or poetry which tends to place special emphasis on a particular setting, including its customs, clothing, dialect and landscape.

• A story that begins in the middle of things

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Foil

• When a character remembers a past event that is relevant to the current action of the story.

• A usually short narrative making an edifying or cautionary point and often employing as characters animals that speak and act like humans

• A character that by contrast underscores or enhances the distinctive characteristics of another

• A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, marked by a distinctive style, form, or content

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

round character

• story character who have no depth, usually has one personality or characteristic

• repetition of vowel sounds

• character who has complex personality: contradicted person

• words in rhyming pattern that sound alike

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

apostrophe

• words in rhyming pattern that sound alike

• repetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning

• beginning of same letter or sound in closely connected words

• When a character speaks to a character or object that is not present or is unable to respond

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

catharsis

• pause in the middle of a line

• the release of emotions through art (emotional cleanse)

• repetition of vowel sounds

• blend of unharmonious sounds

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

dynamic character

• character who has complex personality: contradicted person

• the release of emotions through art (emotional cleanse)

• changes throughout the story, through major conflict

• story character who have no depth, usually has one personality or characteristic

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

In medias res

• A story that begins in the middle of things

• A statement that says less than what is meant

• End of the story where loose ends are tied up

• a separate introductory section of a literary or musical work

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D