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AP Literary Terms
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1. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
hubris
abstract
tragedy
epic
2. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
paraphrase
villanelle
maxim
couplet
3. 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
image
prosody
sarcasm
4. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
aphorism
exposition
ode
idyll
5. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
Dionysian
verisimilitude
rhetoric
style
6. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
denouement
verbal irony
bard
synecdoche
7. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
scan
couplet
ballad
caesura
8. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
trope
persona
farce
voice
9. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
montage
omniscient narrator
protagonist
frame
10. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
hyperbole
catharsis
bard
Dionysian
11. The emotional tone in a work of literature
mood
realism
melodrama
euphony
12. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
paraphrase
harangue
metaphysical poetry
title character
13. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
euphony
classicism
allegory
Dionysian
14. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
first-person narrative
pastoral
abstract
sentiment
15. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
realism
pulp fiction
title character
ellipsis
16. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
euphemism
sentiment
montage
Apollonian
17. 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
novella
mock epic
wit
rhyme
18. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
stanza
Old English
novel of manners
elliptical construction
19. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
parable
pseudonym
classic
analogy
20. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
voice
archetype
caesura
exegesis
21. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
personification
versification
subplot
burlesque
22. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
verse
rhyme
theme
rhetoric
23. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
kenning
oxymoron
bombast
couplet
24. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
verisimilitude
bombast
rhetorical stance
maxim
25. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
connotation
lampoon
antithesis
personification
26. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
antagonist
climax
allusion
sentiment
27. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
theme
Gothic novel
litotes
blank verse
28. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
allusion
explication
moral
classic
29. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
villanelle
figurative language
humanism
novella
30. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
quatrain
montage
denotation
bibliography
31. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
exegesis
heroic couplet
in medias res
naturalism
32. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
adage
Gothic novel
paraphrase
stanza
33. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
diction
setting
villanelle
denotation
34. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
foreshadowing
exposition
litotes
fantasy
35. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
alliteration
sonnet
non sequitur
hyperbole
36. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
fable
consonance
classic
figurative language
37. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
image
rhyme
non sequitur
pulp fiction
38. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
cacophony
epithet
falling action
rhyme
39. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
stream of consciousness
epic
hyperbole
bathos
40. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
omniscient narrator
archetype
rhyme scheme
maxim
41. 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.
montage
empathy
hyperbole
epic
42. A sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences - i.e. subject-verb-object. The main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses
loose sentence
metaphor
deus ex machina
falling action
43. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
explication
fantasy
title character
foreshadowing
44. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
roman a clef
in medias res
paradox
setting
45. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
dramatic irony
mood
ambiguity
coming-of-age story
46. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
satire
meter
ottava rima
realism
47. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
epithet
naturalism
rhyme scheme
maxim
48. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
rhythm
sarcasm
verisimilitude
light verse
49. 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.
paradox
verisimilitude
rhetorical stance
sentiment
50. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
in medias res
tone
conceit
caricature