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AP Literary Terms
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1. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
rhyme scheme
Middle English
motif
parable
2. The emotional tone in a work of literature
foot
expose
mood
figurative language
3. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
non sequitur
pulp fiction
rhyme
pathetic fallacy
4. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
archetype
naturalism
picaresque novel
Bildungsroman
5. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
bathos
loose sentence
Bildungsroman
Apollonian
6. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
point of view
enjambment
bibliography
bathos
7. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences: 'They promised freedom but provided slavery'
plot
scan
metaphor
antithesis
8. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
melodrama
adage
aphorism
metaphor
9. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
deus ex machina
hubris
stream of consciousness
litotes
10. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
realism
aphorism
foreshadowing
bathos
11. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
verse
kenning
prosody
personification
12. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
montage
motif
stanza
kenning
13. 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
rhythm
loose sentence
melodrama
tone
14. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
alliteration
fantasy
stream of consciousness
foot
15. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
style
flashback
ambiguity
Dionysian
16. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
ellipsis
voice
fable
mode
17. 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.
periodic sentence
voice
stream of consciousness
couplet
18. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
meter
Apollonian
non sequitur
naturalism
19. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders
picaresque novel
elegy
alliteration
lyric poetry
20. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
rhyme scheme
trope
hyperbole
theme
21. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
novella
foreshadowing
oxymoron
fantasy
22. A term for the title character of a work of literature
paraphrase
eponymous
kenning
bard
23. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
epigram
melodrama
pulp fiction
farce
24. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
consonance
novella
epic
verbal irony
25. 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
stream of consciousness
Old English
protagonist
wit
26. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
invective
euphony
caricature
personification
27. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
hubris
tone
hyperbole
subtext
28. 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'
Old English
pathos
synecdoche
alliteration
29. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
image
paraphrase
climax
explication
30. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
catharsis
verisimilitude
sentiment
antagonist
31. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
archetype
Gothic novel
analogy
enjambment
32. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
muse
tragedy
stream of consciousness
moral
33. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
caricature
climax
lyric poetry
ellipsis
34. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
plot
first-person narrative
fable
non sequitur
35. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
bard
enjambment
assonance
syntax
36. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
voice
climax
pastoral
elegy
37. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
assonance
analogy
verbal irony
meter
38. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
synecdoche
villanelle
deus ex machina
novella
39. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
narrative
setting
tragedy
idyll
40. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
climax
canon
connotation
point of view
41. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
Apollonian
wit
pulp fiction
bombast
42. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
analogy
lampoon
paraphrase
ottava rima
43. A tale in which a young protagonist experiences an introduction to adulthood. The character may develop understanding via disillusionment - education - doses of reality - or any other experiences that alter his or her emotional or intellectual maturi
coming-of-age story
rhythm
stream of consciousness
pathos
44. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
stanza
narrative
bard
exposition
45. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
fantasy
exegesis
loose sentence
moral
46. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
antagonist
symbolism
caricature
denouement
47. Also called 'pen name' or 'nom de plume'; a false name or alias used by writers. Ex: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
pseudonym
dramatic irony
paradox
stanza
48. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
omniscient narrator
rhyme
parable
allusion
49. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
meter
carpe diem
Old English
villanelle
50. 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
trope
elliptical construction
sentimental
metaphysical poetry