AP List One

allusion

• word choice

• a character or force in conflict with the main character.

• reference to someone or something that is known from history, religion, politics, mythology, or another branch of culture.

stereotype

• an action that jumps ahead of the story to narrate an event that happens at a later time.

• a generalized belief about a group of people.

• Yvonne

• feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.

word choice

• diction

• imagery

• mood

• parable

the main character in a literary work

• antagonist

• foil

• mood

• protagonist

a character or force in conflict with the main character

• protagonist

• antagonist

• Yvonne

• stereotype

a method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events.

• flash forward

• flashback

• parable

• irony of situation

a work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic intent.

• parable

• mood

• parody

• foil

a character who is in most ways opposite the main character or one who is nearly the same as the protagonist.

• antagonist

• foil

• protagonist

• Yvonne

feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.

• mood

• tone

• verbal irony

• irony of situation

a narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

• flash forward

• flashback

• foreshadowing