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AP Literary Terms
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1. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large
persona
pathos
alliteration
diction
2. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
verbal irony
bombast
farce
naturalism
3. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
tragedy
adage
catharsis
sarcasm
4. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
theme
pulp fiction
diction
setting
5. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
expose
consonance
symbolism
connotation
6. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
light verse
idyll
picaresque novel
oxymoron
7. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
light verse
meter
non sequitur
prosody
8. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
onomatopoeia
pulp fiction
bibliography
sarcasm
9. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
metaphor
roman a clef
exposition
voice
10. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
sentiment
fable
flashback
protagonist
11. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
first-person narrative
tone
periodic sentence
connotation
12. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
figurative language
blank verse
euphony
narrative
13. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
idyll
bard
denouement
carpe diem
14. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
rhetorical stance
mock epic
rhyme scheme
exegesis
15. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
novel of manners
pun
deus ex machina
stanza
16. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
trope
abstract
mode
mood
17. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
naturalism
lyric poetry
empathy
lampoon
18. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
subplot
abstract
foreshadowing
19. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
picaresque novel
caesura
harangue
myth
20. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
ode
persona
Dionysian
metaphor
21. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
fable
harangue
burlesque
climax
22. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
couplet
ellipsis
flashback
aphorism
23. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
subplot
voice
catharsis
fable
24. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
metaphysical poetry
prosody
periodic sentence
verisimilitude
25. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
epithet
carpe diem
deus ex machina
picaresque novel
26. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
belle-lettres
figurative language
sarcasm
first-person narrative
27. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
analogy
bibliography
hyperbole
free verse
28. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
wit
elliptical construction
hyperbole
antagonist
29. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
pathetic fallacy
rhythm
exegesis
paraphrase
30. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
sentimental
moral
romance
alliteration
31. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
epic
personification
ellipsis
rhetoric
32. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
end-stopped
eponymous
image
classic
33. One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
setting
eponymous
muse
caesura
34. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
foreshadowing
epigram
cacophony
antagonist
35. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
sarcasm
maxim
pun
villanelle
36. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
genre
connotation
title character
farce
37. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
explication
extended metaphor
empathy
onomatopoeia
38. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
naturalism
stanza
ellipsis
conceit
39. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
apostrophe
expose
pastoral
idyll
40. 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'
synecdoche
symbolism
heroic couplet
fable
41. 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.
first-person narrative
romance
empathy
periodic sentence
42. A work of literature dealing with rural life
free verse
pastoral
rhyme scheme
consonance
43. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
verisimilitude
versification
flashback
villanelle
44. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
simile
eponymous
rhyme
flashback
45. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
foot
hubris
aphorism
muse
46. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
oxymoron
consonance
exegesis
free verse
47. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
frame
fantasy
stream of consciousness
non sequitur
48. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
catharsis
assonance
canon
free verse
49. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
image
humanism
harangue
analogy
50. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
Bildungsroman
non sequitur
narrative
maxim
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