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AP Literary Terms
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1. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
farce
mock epic
meter
lyric poetry
2. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
maxim
picaresque novel
fable
sarcasm
3. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
persona
eponymous
roman a clef
rhetorical stance
4. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
synecdoche
harangue
allusion
exposition
5. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
couplet
verisimilitude
epigram
heroic couplet
6. A term for the title character of a work of literature
tone
eponymous
muse
synecdoche
7. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
rhetorical stance
climax
stanza
realism
8. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
alliteration
litotes
naturalism
rhetoric
9. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
foot
voice
foreshadowing
Apollonian
10. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
canon
pulp fiction
harangue
pathos
11. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
idyll
classic
syntax
fantasy
12. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
metaphor
free verse
bombast
pseudonym
13. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
muse
invective
epigram
carpe diem
14. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
picaresque novel
Apollonian
eponymous
assonance
15. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
ode
pastoral
sarcasm
image
16. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
first-person narrative
catharsis
harangue
rhythm
17. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
allusion
empathy
setting
naturalism
18. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
archetype
falling action
belle-lettres
classicism
19. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
syntax
alliteration
flashback
style
20. Poetry written in iambic pentameter - the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
melodrama
blank verse
carpe diem
bard
21. The dictionary definition of a word
metonymy
denotation
synecdoche
myth
22. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
extended metaphor
pentameter
denouement
alliteration
23. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
ode
light verse
blank verse
elliptical construction
24. 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
novella
tragedy
sentimental
realism
25. A short tale often featuring nonhuman characters that act as people whose actions enable the author to make observations or draw useful lessons about human behavior
fable
verisimilitude
pun
indirect quotation
26. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
prosody
conceit
analogy
kenning
27. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
trope
narrative
point of view
novella
28. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
ballad
expose
fantasy
empathy
29. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
mode
rhyme
metonymy
allegory
30. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
humanism
fantasy
theme
hubris
31. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
coming-of-age story
verse
anachronism
Old English
32. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
consonance
lyric poetry
sentiment
style
33. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
allegory
analogy
lampoon
anachronism
34. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
ottava rima
anachronism
voice
scan
35. Also called 'pen name' or 'nom de plume'; a false name or alias used by writers. Ex: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
pseudonym
pun
muse
frame
36. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
canon
ballad
pulp fiction
ottava rima
37. 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
diction
Bildungsroman
canon
carpe diem
38. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
foot
personification
pulp fiction
oxymoron
39. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
verse
end-stopped
allegory
tragedy
40. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
sentimental
ambiguity
Apollonian
point of view
41. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
novel of manners
burlesque
ellipsis
versification
42. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
Gothic novel
kenning
enjambment
melodrama
43. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
indirect quotation
satire
hubris
classicism
44. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
apostrophe
consonance
Apollonian
title character
45. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
scan
verisimilitude
pulp fiction
metaphor
46. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
conceit
exposition
caricature
analogy
47. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
rhetorical stance
mode
wit
lyric poetry
48. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
novel of manners
enjambment
pentameter
sentiment
49. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
pentameter
blank verse
elliptical construction
paradox
50. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
paraphrase
parable
Dionysian
harangue