AP Literature Final Review Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering essential literary terms and themes from key texts for the AP Literature final review.

Tone

The speaker's attitude.

Diction

Word choice (formal, informal, colloquial, archaic, etc.).

Imagery

Language appealing to the senses.

Syntax

Sentence structure and punctuation.

Metaphor

Comparison without using 'like' or 'as'.

Simile

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

Personification

Giving human qualities to non-human things.

Allusion

Reference to history, literature, etc.

Symbolism

Using an object or action to represent an idea.

Irony

Contrast between expectation and reality.

Hamlet

Revenge, madness, morality, corruption.

Great Expectations

Class, ambition, guilt, transformation.

Invisible Man

Identity, racism, invisibility, power.

Frankenstein

Ambition, creation, isolation, nature vs. nurture.

Wuthering Heights

Revenge, passion, class, nature vs. civilization.