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AP Literary Terms
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1. One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
in medias res
muse
picaresque novel
quatrain
2. 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
coming-of-age story
abstract
Bildungsroman
denotation
3. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
versification
end-stopped
style
personification
4. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
bard
Old English
synecdoche
annotation
5. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
verse
stream of consciousness
ode
parable
6. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
bombast
diction
epigram
myth
7. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
denotation
explication
apostrophe
flashback
8. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
satire
setting
title character
catharsis
9. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
anachronism
bibliography
harangue
archetype
10. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
diction
verse
deus ex machina
montage
11. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
climax
verse
point of view
ballad
12. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
voice
elegy
pun
Dionysian
13. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
subtext
archetype
subplot
Old English
14. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
humanism
paraphrase
empathy
novella
15. A device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities - as in 'ring-giver' for king and 'whale-road' for ocean
synecdoche
kenning
mode
bathos
16. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
idyll
allusion
prosody
persona
17. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
subtext
Bildungsroman
syntax
non sequitur
18. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
oxymoron
ballad
bibliography
exposition
19. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
aphorism
roman a clef
frame
heroic couplet
20. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
carpe diem
synecdoche
verbal irony
rhetorical stance
21. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
ballad
bard
montage
paradox
22. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
metaphor
tone
epigram
plot
23. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
title character
maxim
simile
rhythm
24. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words. In the sentence 'May was hot and June the same -' the verb 'was' is omitted from the second clause
rhythm
elliptical construction
belle-lettres
foreshadowing
25. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
paraphrase
protagonist
allusion
belle-lettres
26. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
epigram
enjambment
rhyme scheme
novel of manners
27. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
kenning
epithet
rhyme
allegory
28. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
maxim
heroic couplet
melodrama
novel of manners
29. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
Gothic novel
archetype
epic
foreshadowing
30. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
naturalism
sonnet
villanelle
scan
31. 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
versification
non sequitur
stream of consciousness
empathy
32. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
annotation
bard
paradox
climax
33. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
dramatic irony
roman a clef
cacophony
conceit
34. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
satire
couplet
pathetic fallacy
explication
35. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
metaphor
realism
free verse
climax
36. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
canon
ode
blank verse
farce
37. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
point of view
humanism
symbolism
apostrophe
38. 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
first-person narrative
Bildungsroman
tragedy
eponymous
39. The main character in a work of literature
meter
genre
hubris
protagonist
40. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
flashback
sarcasm
archetype
moral
41. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
verbal irony
expose
bibliography
stanza
42. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
rhythm
couplet
frame
epic
43. Grating - inharmonious sounds
explication
novel of manners
scan
cacophony
44. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
figurative language
foot
pastoral
villanelle
45. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
explication
bard
caricature
antagonist
46. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
plot
tragedy
bombast
fantasy
47. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
free verse
carpe diem
verbal irony
metaphysical poetry
48. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
conceit
motif
setting
catharsis
49. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
Middle English
analogy
montage
parable
50. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
point of view
romance
oxymoron
quatrain