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AP Literary Terms
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1. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet
tone
foot
exegesis
free verse
2. 'In the middle of things'--a Latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events - but at some other critical point.
in medias res
foreshadowing
farce
caricature
3. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
prosody
light verse
Dionysian
bard
4. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
metaphysical poetry
indirect quotation
bard
stanza
5. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
hyperbole
expose
allusion
anachronism
6. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
ode
subplot
empathy
indirect quotation
7. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
frame
conceit
exegesis
moral
8. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
bathos
naturalism
pseudonym
euphemism
9. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
deus ex machina
versification
coming-of-age story
tone
10. Grating - inharmonious sounds
blank verse
caricature
diction
cacophony
11. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
denouement
plot
rhetoric
Middle English
12. The work of poets - particularly those of the seventeenth century - that uses elaborate conceits - is highly intellectual - and expresses the complexities of love and life
metaphysical poetry
novella
heroic couplet
persona
13. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
ellipsis
allegory
rhetorical stance
oxymoron
14. The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that suprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene
meter
wit
rhythm
tragedy
15. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
versification
novella
foreshadowing
stream of consciousness
16. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
symbolism
image
abstract
euphony
17. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
foot
sentiment
stream of consciousness
empathy
18. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders
elliptical construction
empathy
extended metaphor
picaresque novel
19. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
lyric poetry
tragedy
indirect quotation
sarcasm
20. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
oxymoron
burlesque
irony
expose
21. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words. In the sentence 'May was hot and June the same -' the verb 'was' is omitted from the second clause
blank verse
ode
elliptical construction
paradox
22. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
lyric poetry
fantasy
Bildungsroman
trope
23. A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated - often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected
irony
catharsis
explication
bathos
24. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
bathos
Old English
verisimilitude
villanelle
25. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
denouement
belle-lettres
invective
symbolism
26. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
idyll
exegesis
pathetic fallacy
sentimental
27. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
non sequitur
frame
antagonist
enjambment
28. Poetry written in iambic pentameter - the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
mock epic
verisimilitude
blank verse
loose sentence
29. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
protagonist
kenning
sentiment
harangue
30. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
verbal irony
free verse
ellipsis
simile
31. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
denouement
onomatopoeia
non sequitur
setting
32. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
expose
non sequitur
assonance
stream of consciousness
33. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
Apollonian
rhyme
wit
first-person narrative
34. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
melodrama
verisimilitude
caricature
Old English
35. A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that cause the hero considerable anguish
tragedy
paradox
dramatic irony
sonnet
36. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pathos
voice
pentameter
realism
37. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
humanism
hyperbole
antithesis
sentimental
38. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
burlesque
versification
setting
ambiguity
39. The main character in a work of literature
protagonist
metonymy
myth
caricature
40. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
ode
assonance
Middle English
elegy
41. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
subplot
Dionysian
denouement
canon
42. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
harangue
paradox
apostrophe
expose
43. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
omniscient narrator
coming-of-age story
climax
elliptical construction
44. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
fantasy
abstract
non sequitur
indirect quotation
45. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
theme
moral
pulp fiction
versification
46. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
coming-of-age story
hubris
rhyme
rhetorical stance
47. The structural form of a line of verse as revealed by the number of feet it contains. For example: monometer = 1foot; tetrameter = 4 feet; pentameter = 5 feet - and so forth
ottava rima
elliptical construction
myth
versification
48. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
invective
indirect quotation
novel of manners
49. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
Dionysian
cacophony
sarcasm
heroic couplet
50. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
annotation
farce
aphorism
verisimilitude