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AP Literary Terms
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1. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
connotation
euphemism
bathos
bibliography
2. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
exposition
litotes
euphemism
pun
3. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
dramatic irony
pun
motif
allegory
4. 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
euphony
dramatic irony
Bildungsroman
Old English
5. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
syntax
in medias res
diction
enjambment
6. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
climax
ode
sonnet
caricature
7. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
classicism
humanism
Middle English
bombast
8. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
invective
Dionysian
parable
verbal irony
9. The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events - including exposition - rising action - climax - falling action - and resolution.
in medias res
Middle English
plot
naturalism
10. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
mode
litotes
setting
conceit
11. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
subtext
sentiment
lyric poetry
meter
12. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
bard
foreshadowing
hyperbole
denouement
13. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
caricature
falling action
image
persona
14. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
idyll
prosody
litotes
indirect quotation
15. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
subtext
deus ex machina
extended metaphor
couplet
16. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders
picaresque novel
protagonist
abstract
assonance
17. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
Old English
lyric poetry
farce
picaresque novel
18. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
ottava rima
empathy
climax
novel of manners
19. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
narrative
epic
tone
burlesque
20. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences: 'They promised freedom but provided slavery'
canon
style
antithesis
hyperbole
21. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
plot
symbolism
stanza
elegy
22. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile - and metaphor
foreshadowing
rhetoric
bard
trope
23. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
mock epic
novella
pun
free verse
24. 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.
antithesis
verisimilitude
pseudonym
paradox
25. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
idyll
euphemism
prosody
wit
26. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
foot
first-person narrative
setting
allegory
27. 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
apostrophe
versification
myth
adage
28. '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.
foreshadowing
in medias res
couplet
onomatopoeia
29. Poetry written in iambic pentameter - the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
burlesque
metonymy
hubris
blank verse
30. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
kenning
parable
frame
ode
31. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
rhythm
moral
anachronism
villanelle
32. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
rhyme scheme
romance
carpe diem
dramatic irony
33. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
narrative
Gothic novel
non sequitur
climax
34. The action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the resolution of the conflict
plot
picaresque novel
falling action
voice
35. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
cacophony
Old English
Middle English
myth
36. 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'
in medias res
fable
dramatic irony
synecdoche
37. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
trope
rhyme scheme
style
paraphrase
38. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
rhetorical stance
consonance
hyperbole
oxymoron
39. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
hubris
archetype
blank verse
montage
40. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
periodic sentence
euphony
figurative language
plot
41. A work of literature dealing with rural life
syntax
Old English
point of view
pastoral
42. A verse with five poetic feet per line
euphemism
scan
meter
pentameter
43. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
protagonist
harangue
idyll
quatrain
44. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
synecdoche
rhyme scheme
bard
allusion
45. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
caesura
verse
paradox
analogy
46. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
hubris
synecdoche
voice
quatrain
47. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
bombast
classic
classicism
assonance
48. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
sonnet
foreshadowing
setting
empathy
49. An extended narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero that is generally larger than life and is often considered a legendary figure - i.e. Odysseus - Beowulf - Homer's Iliad - Vergil's Aeneid.
free verse
epic
farce
mode
50. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large
novel of manners
denouement
falling action
persona
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