SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
AP Literary Terms
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
english
,
ap
,
literature
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
humanism
carpe diem
stanza
epigram
2. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
verse
bibliography
classicism
frame
3. 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
epigram
mode
versification
satire
4. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
montage
kenning
Dionysian
narrative
5. 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
plot
elliptical construction
myth
expose
6. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
elliptical construction
pentameter
caricature
archetype
7. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
ellipsis
flashback
classicism
mock epic
8. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
style
caricature
classic
cacophony
9. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
first-person narrative
climax
lampoon
empathy
10. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
aphorism
pulp fiction
Dionysian
indirect quotation
11. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
rhyme
voice
stream of consciousness
extended metaphor
12. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
lyric poetry
antagonist
anachronism
rhetoric
13. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
non sequitur
allegory
idyll
euphemism
14. 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
irony
metaphysical poetry
litotes
romance
15. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
voice
tone
cacophony
parable
16. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
stanza
flashback
epithet
farce
17. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
novella
mode
ballad
periodic sentence
18. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
couplet
ode
pathetic fallacy
simile
19. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
point of view
flashback
carpe diem
light verse
20. A verse with five poetic feet per line
ottava rima
sentiment
Bildungsroman
pentameter
21. 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
wit
foreshadowing
pun
pathos
22. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
extended metaphor
assonance
eponymous
bibliography
23. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
onomatopoeia
ottava rima
motif
harangue
24. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
villanelle
verse
archetype
end-stopped
25. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
trope
foot
classicism
subplot
26. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders
versification
humanism
empathy
picaresque novel
27. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
subtext
elegy
farce
pun
28. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
caesura
litotes
metaphysical poetry
indirect quotation
29. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
metonymy
ballad
paraphrase
loose sentence
30. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
dramatic irony
exegesis
prosody
figurative language
31. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
hyperbole
ode
wit
symbolism
32. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
assonance
epithet
free verse
denotation
33. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
scan
archetype
allusion
personification
34. A term for the title character of a work of literature
frame
point of view
eponymous
onomatopoeia
35. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
title character
fantasy
heroic couplet
ottava rima
36. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
alliteration
Middle English
satire
ottava rima
37. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
ambiguity
fable
alliteration
figurative language
38. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
abstract
pulp fiction
villanelle
moral
39. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
picaresque novel
extended metaphor
deus ex machina
denouement
40. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
tragedy
explication
fable
41. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
mock epic
verbal irony
eponymous
assonance
42. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
realism
tone
melodrama
classicism
43. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
narrative
rhythm
denotation
assonance
44. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
figurative language
paraphrase
harangue
connotation
45. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
simile
humanism
hubris
denotation
46. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
adage
bibliography
ballad
fable
47. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
sonnet
light verse
canon
wit
48. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
mode
novel of manners
paradox
omniscient narrator
49. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
periodic sentence
coming-of-age story
denotation
belle-lettres
50. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
archetype
symbolism
figurative language