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AP Literary Terms
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1. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
epigram
Gothic novel
apostrophe
free verse
2. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
ottava rima
climax
denouement
apostrophe
3. A short tale often featuring nonhuman characters that act as people whose actions enable the author to make observations or draw useful lessons about human behavior
verisimilitude
fable
deus ex machina
pseudonym
4. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
persona
fable
farce
Old English
5. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
Apollonian
moral
abstract
simile
6. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
plot
fantasy
conceit
in medias res
7. 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
first-person narrative
bard
elliptical construction
loose sentence
8. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
ottava rima
cacophony
satire
oxymoron
9. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
frame
pentameter
verse
metonymy
10. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
lampoon
sonnet
fable
rhyme
11. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
irony
lampoon
foot
diction
12. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
denotation
caesura
Old English
caricature
13. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
anachronism
climax
annotation
adage
14. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
frame
dramatic irony
rhyme
bathos
15. 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.
meter
epic
enjambment
caesura
16. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
antagonist
ellipsis
verse
naturalism
17. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
exegesis
voice
connotation
ellipsis
18. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
elliptical construction
hubris
Dionysian
pseudonym
19. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
setting
quatrain
epigram
classicism
20. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
Middle English
alliteration
bathos
paradox
21. 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
personification
bard
narrative
22. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
paraphrase
lampoon
enjambment
consonance
23. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
consonance
extended metaphor
rhetoric
irony
24. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
syntax
classic
non sequitur
myth
25. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
classic
alliteration
pentameter
fable
26. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
foot
epigram
subplot
antithesis
27. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
aphorism
burlesque
invective
extended metaphor
28. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
parable
tone
ode
style
29. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
bard
wit
exegesis
antagonist
30. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
sentiment
invective
stream of consciousness
pathos
31. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
foreshadowing
classic
mock epic
burlesque
32. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
image
onomatopoeia
denotation
sentiment
33. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
archetype
light verse
end-stopped
parable
34. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
foot
sentiment
falling action
heroic couplet
35. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
ottava rima
maxim
explication
oxymoron
36. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
extended metaphor
subtext
verbal irony
roman a clef
37. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
classic
novella
onomatopoeia
verse
38. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
aphorism
exposition
narrative
exegesis
39. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
denotation
stanza
figurative language
pathetic fallacy
40. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
lyric poetry
exposition
free verse
empathy
41. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
kenning
roman a clef
extended metaphor
stanza
42. The main character in a work of literature
foot
naturalism
exegesis
protagonist
43. A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole ('fifty masts' for fifty ships) or the whole signifies the part ('days' for life - as in 'He lived his days in Canada'). Also when the name of the material stands for the thing itself ('pigskin'
Dionysian
bibliography
synecdoche
antithesis
44. The dictionary definition of a word
metaphor
pun
persona
denotation
45. Grating - inharmonious sounds
motif
classic
belle-lettres
cacophony
46. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
epigram
quatrain
burlesque
hyperbole
47. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
frame
Middle English
farce
climax
48. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
prosody
personification
irony
extended metaphor
49. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
wit
oxymoron
couplet
eponymous
50. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
novel of manners
narrative
foot
melodrama