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AP Literary Terms

Subjects : english, ap, literature
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1. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death






2. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places






3. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes






4. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect






5. A form of verse or prose that tells a story






6. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject






7. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation






8. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth






9. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose






10. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation






11. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders






12. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots






13. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow






14. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase






15. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction






16. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character






17. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built






18. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






19. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response






20. A German word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal






21. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings






22. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.






23. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot






24. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay






25. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words






26. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet






27. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them






28. The dictionary definition of a word






29. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics






30. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence






31. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt






32. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity






33. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment






34. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is.






35. A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole ('fifty masts' for fifty ships) or the whole signifies the part ('days' for life - as in 'He lived his days in Canada'). Also when the name of the material stands for the thing itself ('pigskin'






36. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning






37. A sentence that departs from the usual word order of English sentences by expressing its main though only at the end. In other words - the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support.






38. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.






39. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






40. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.






41. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint






42. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action






43. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature






44. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem






45. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.






46. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances






47. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience






48. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object






49. Grating - inharmonious sounds






50. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.







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