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AP Literary Terms
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1. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
exegesis
harangue
stream of consciousness
alliteration
2. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
naturalism
deus ex machina
invective
metaphor
3. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
bathos
motif
ballad
enjambment
4. 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.
plot
rhetorical stance
hyperbole
analogy
5. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
verbal irony
coming-of-age story
protagonist
figurative language
6. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
image
title character
pathos
myth
7. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
canon
ellipsis
plot
trope
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.
rhythm
light verse
epic
euphemism
9. 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
mock epic
frame
burlesque
fable
10. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
pathetic fallacy
irony
sarcasm
eponymous
11. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
meter
abstract
allegory
point of view
12. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
fable
picaresque novel
rhetoric
pathetic fallacy
13. Also called 'pen name' or 'nom de plume'; a false name or alias used by writers. Ex: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
pseudonym
fable
belle-lettres
ode
14. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
bibliography
flashback
eponymous
onomatopoeia
15. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
flashback
synecdoche
canon
non sequitur
16. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
parable
paraphrase
mode
adage
17. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
harangue
Middle English
bard
bombast
18. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
Apollonian
caesura
stanza
annotation
19. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
trope
lyric poetry
burlesque
style
20. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
anachronism
point of view
allusion
genre
21. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
empathy
quatrain
pseudonym
invective
22. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet
free verse
non sequitur
Old English
rhyme scheme
23. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
consonance
parable
Dionysian
novella
24. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
euphony
pastoral
in medias res
non sequitur
25. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
bathos
subplot
light verse
epithet
26. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
deus ex machina
climax
hyperbole
pastoral
27. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
canon
syntax
consonance
heroic couplet
28. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
montage
invective
canon
adage
29. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
couplet
humanism
farce
rhetoric
30. 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
Apollonian
irony
montage
novella
31. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
genre
elegy
enjambment
pathetic fallacy
32. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
free verse
loose sentence
prosody
idyll
33. A sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences - i.e. subject-verb-object. The main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses
paradox
in medias res
loose sentence
figurative language
34. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
epic
pathetic fallacy
rhythm
sarcasm
35. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
caesura
narrative
periodic sentence
non sequitur
36. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
paradox
carpe diem
hubris
roman a clef
37. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
free verse
lyric poetry
muse
connotation
38. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
denotation
onomatopoeia
rhetorical stance
burlesque
39. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
roman a clef
montage
classicism
synecdoche
40. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
figurative language
rhetorical stance
omniscient narrator
image
41. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
muse
elegy
caricature
farce
42. A work of literature dealing with rural life
pastoral
roman a clef
pseudonym
tone
43. 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
personification
bathos
pulp fiction
tragedy
44. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
carpe diem
pathetic fallacy
trope
naturalism
45. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
voice
muse
Apollonian
pathos
46. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
onomatopoeia
hubris
classic
kenning
47. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
syntax
loose sentence
connotation
farce
48. The emotional tone in a work of literature
anachronism
mood
caesura
end-stopped
49. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
euphemism
elliptical construction
stanza
end-stopped
50. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
diction
allegory
ellipsis
picaresque novel