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AP Literary Terms
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1. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders
picaresque novel
ambiguity
diction
metaphor
2. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
apostrophe
abstract
epithet
pentameter
3. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
carpe diem
sonnet
rhyme scheme
bard
4. A work of literature dealing with rural life
diction
style
versification
pastoral
5. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity. Ex: He's not a bad dancer
frame
verbal irony
litotes
fable
6. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
Gothic novel
connotation
omniscient narrator
plot
7. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
tone
subtext
bathos
genre
8. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
voice
romance
mode
classicism
9. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
burlesque
antithesis
connotation
pseudonym
10. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
hyperbole
novella
ode
couplet
11. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
classic
rhythm
pun
style
12. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
ballad
image
stanza
Middle English
13. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
rhyme scheme
invective
metaphor
realism
14. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
exposition
anachronism
elegy
epic
15. '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.
oxymoron
indirect quotation
in medias res
bibliography
16. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
frame
free verse
bombast
plot
17. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
Gothic novel
annotation
elegy
subtext
18. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
personification
archetype
ellipsis
climax
19. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
tragedy
flashback
lampoon
point of view
20. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
pathos
montage
rhythm
denouement
21. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
myth
in medias res
rhyme scheme
alliteration
22. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
metaphor
paraphrase
paradox
verse
23. 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
ode
sonnet
verse
24. The main character in a work of literature
onomatopoeia
paraphrase
eponymous
protagonist
25. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
end-stopped
stanza
parable
adage
26. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
pulp fiction
theme
assonance
setting
27. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
analogy
caricature
paraphrase
simile
28. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
alliteration
euphony
quatrain
archetype
29. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
expose
hubris
melodrama
genre
30. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
simile
invective
paradox
rhyme scheme
31. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
subplot
theme
caesura
hubris
32. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
fantasy
idyll
setting
symbolism
33. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
romance
prosody
mode
oxymoron
34. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
wit
pastoral
moral
eponymous
35. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
verbal irony
epic
subplot
carpe diem
36. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
anachronism
novel of manners
aphorism
antithesis
37. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
metaphysical poetry
elliptical construction
verse
foreshadowing
38. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences: 'They promised freedom but provided slavery'
pastoral
antithesis
epigram
rhetoric
39. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
heroic couplet
personification
scan
free verse
40. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
Apollonian
bathos
roman a clef
romance
41. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
sentimental
bombast
hyperbole
narrative
42. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
hyperbole
mood
frame
rhyme
43. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
style
falling action
sentimental
eponymous
44. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
onomatopoeia
deus ex machina
pentameter
paradox
45. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
figurative language
hyperbole
naturalism
bathos
46. Poetry written in iambic pentameter - the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
blank verse
scan
sarcasm
epigram
47. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
pun
lampoon
cacophony
moral
48. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
image
periodic sentence
antagonist
bathos
49. One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
versification
muse
naturalism
rhyme scheme
50. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
canon
analogy
point of view
sarcasm