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AP Literary Terms
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1. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
farce
litotes
satire
parable
2. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
apostrophe
novel of manners
falling action
metonymy
3. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
oxymoron
realism
stream of consciousness
loose sentence
4. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
protagonist
diction
classic
couplet
5. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
pathetic fallacy
versification
extended metaphor
coming-of-age story
6. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
moral
non sequitur
image
stream of consciousness
7. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
hubris
carpe diem
classic
Old English
8. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
satire
simile
allegory
epigram
9. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
foreshadowing
denouement
periodic sentence
melodrama
10. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
pathos
theme
bombast
style
11. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
title character
simile
allegory
assonance
12. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
omniscient narrator
muse
quatrain
montage
13. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
farce
ellipsis
canon
stanza
14. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
catharsis
fable
image
euphony
15. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
setting
caesura
pastoral
novella
16. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
diction
fantasy
humanism
consonance
17. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
exposition
bombast
rhyme
melodrama
18. 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
sarcasm
realism
sonnet
19. 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
hubris
enjambment
Bildungsroman
flashback
20. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
myth
villanelle
rhetorical stance
harangue
21. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
deus ex machina
Dionysian
harangue
classicism
22. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
point of view
muse
pathos
trope
23. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
villanelle
burlesque
montage
metonymy
24. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
melodrama
genre
allusion
25. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
novella
non sequitur
denouement
motif
26. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
epigram
kenning
adage
end-stopped
27. 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.
sonnet
verisimilitude
subtext
flashback
28. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet
free verse
end-stopped
picaresque novel
flashback
29. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
novella
litotes
stanza
ode
30. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
pathetic fallacy
classicism
non sequitur
archetype
31. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
elegy
naturalism
explication
motif
32. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
realism
falling action
pathos
caesura
33. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
onomatopoeia
syntax
persona
narrative
34. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
title character
foreshadowing
fantasy
persona
35. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
annotation
moral
exegesis
versification
36. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
foot
parable
conceit
omniscient narrator
37. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
naturalism
idyll
allusion
conceit
38. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
verbal irony
pathetic fallacy
protagonist
aphorism
39. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
Middle English
narrative
antithesis
ballad
40. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
fantasy
plot
enjambment
point of view
41. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
parable
sentimental
blank verse
genre
42. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
personification
synecdoche
light verse
blank verse
43. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
loose sentence
denouement
conceit
indirect quotation
44. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
couplet
fable
sentimental
coming-of-age story
45. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
sonnet
pulp fiction
deus ex machina
sentiment
46. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
allusion
connotation
style
omniscient narrator
47. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
irony
empathy
rhyme
flashback
48. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
consonance
voice
meter
quatrain
49. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
idyll
stream of consciousness
quatrain
bard
50. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
realism
fable
anachronism
in medias res
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