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AP Literary Terms
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1. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
rhyme
tragedy
rhetoric
versification
2. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
Middle English
Dionysian
Apollonian
mock epic
3. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
humanism
simile
belle-lettres
epigram
4. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
rhetoric
metonymy
connotation
picaresque novel
5. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
plot
romance
villanelle
realism
6. The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events - including exposition - rising action - climax - falling action - and resolution.
villanelle
heroic couplet
plot
foot
7. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
novella
foreshadowing
melodrama
ellipsis
8. 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
sarcasm
bibliography
title character
litotes
9. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
diction
tragedy
catharsis
narrative
10. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
pseudonym
aphorism
montage
denouement
11. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
naturalism
rhyme scheme
frame
pathetic fallacy
12. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
sonnet
point of view
end-stopped
euphemism
13. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
Dionysian
aphorism
pseudonym
harangue
14. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
fantasy
ellipsis
epithet
denotation
15. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
symbolism
antithesis
verse
naturalism
16. A sentence that departs from the usual word order of English sentences by expressing its main though only at the end. In other words - the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support.
verse
novella
rhetoric
periodic sentence
17. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
satire
epic
personification
extended metaphor
18. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
scan
foreshadowing
prosody
novel of manners
19. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
epic
sentiment
bard
kenning
20. A term for the title character of a work of literature
eponymous
trope
ballad
irony
21. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
hyperbole
lampoon
villanelle
subplot
22. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
persona
rhetorical stance
bathos
meter
23. Also called 'pen name' or 'nom de plume'; a false name or alias used by writers. Ex: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
pseudonym
in medias res
ambiguity
symbolism
24. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
in medias res
euphony
bombast
alliteration
25. 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...'
mood
symbolism
metonymy
ottava rima
26. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
dramatic irony
couplet
fable
Dionysian
27. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
title character
style
plot
subplot
28. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
ottava rima
sarcasm
loose sentence
verisimilitude
29. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
denouement
title character
moral
alliteration
30. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
caricature
foreshadowing
climax
pulp fiction
31. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
plot
rhetoric
stream of consciousness
exegesis
32. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
ottava rima
explication
oxymoron
antagonist
33. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
deus ex machina
consonance
adage
paraphrase
34. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
assonance
annotation
heroic couplet
antithesis
35. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
narrative
elegy
deus ex machina
eponymous
36. '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.
in medias res
pulp fiction
blank verse
consonance
37. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
metaphysical poetry
end-stopped
heroic couplet
blank verse
38. A parody of traditional epic form. It usually treats a frivolous topic with extreme seriousness - using conventions such as invocations to the Muse - action-packed battle scenes - and accounts of heroic exploits.
mock epic
Dionysian
enjambment
moral
39. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet
free verse
enjambment
pathos
metaphysical poetry
40. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
first-person narrative
empathy
point of view
synecdoche
41. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
ottava rima
metaphysical poetry
verse
antithesis
42. 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
elegy
picaresque novel
mode
wit
43. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
picaresque novel
bibliography
first-person narrative
consonance
44. 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
ballad
falling action
romance
fable
45. 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
Bildungsroman
image
conceit
fable
46. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
catharsis
ballad
mood
satire
47. A work of literature dealing with rural life
metaphysical poetry
pentameter
pastoral
mode
48. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
realism
protagonist
first-person narrative
parable
49. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
style
exposition
pseudonym
antagonist
50. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
connotation
simile
roman a clef
melodrama
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