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AP Literary Terms
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1. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
ballad
denotation
indirect quotation
antithesis
2. A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated - often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected
aphorism
bibliography
irony
verisimilitude
3. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
harangue
free verse
pulp fiction
ambiguity
4. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
extended metaphor
satire
rhythm
hyperbole
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
pun
invective
periodic sentence
litotes
6. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
personification
meter
denouement
blank verse
7. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
roman a clef
voice
villanelle
montage
8. 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
antagonist
epic
hubris
9. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
stream of consciousness
eponymous
sarcasm
motif
10. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
extended metaphor
syntax
synecdoche
ode
11. The dictionary definition of a word
sarcasm
denotation
explication
fable
12. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
caesura
archetype
indirect quotation
loose sentence
13. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
versification
rhetorical stance
periodic sentence
plot
14. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
point of view
denouement
Gothic novel
quatrain
15. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
mood
personification
humanism
epic
16. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
free verse
personification
style
ottava rima
17. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
deus ex machina
abstract
anachronism
meter
18. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
aphorism
couplet
protagonist
omniscient narrator
19. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
verse
quatrain
loose sentence
connotation
20. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
kenning
couplet
setting
21. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
light verse
moral
tragedy
explication
22. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
metaphor
moral
bard
enjambment
23. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
versification
melodrama
bombast
Gothic novel
24. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
antithesis
invective
epic
parable
25. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
classic
point of view
fantasy
canon
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
moral
setting
indirect quotation
verisimilitude
27. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
myth
mood
catharsis
epic
28. 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
myth
tragedy
mode
realism
29. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
idyll
ambiguity
euphony
ottava rima
30. 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
subtext
point of view
kenning
plot
31. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
rhetoric
versification
coming-of-age story
sarcasm
32. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
roman a clef
climax
pathos
onomatopoeia
33. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
falling action
farce
epigram
allegory
34. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
style
invective
novella
parable
35. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
caesura
classic
burlesque
rhetorical stance
36. 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
falling action
litotes
realism
flashback
37. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
point of view
fable
Old English
burlesque
38. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
Middle English
empathy
parable
epigram
39. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
roman a clef
carpe diem
rhythm
frame
40. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
pun
maxim
archetype
foreshadowing
41. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pentameter
assonance
omniscient narrator
style
42. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
genre
aphorism
loose sentence
irony
43. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
title character
blank verse
point of view
pathetic fallacy
44. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
verse
archetype
euphemism
deus ex machina
45. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated. Ex: 'The White House says...'
burlesque
moral
alliteration
metonymy
46. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
dramatic irony
villanelle
kenning
syntax
47. 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
maxim
pseudonym
canon
versification
48. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
end-stopped
ode
adage
genre
49. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
catharsis
consonance
sarcasm
explication
50. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
flashback
classic
light verse
exposition