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AP Literary Terms
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1. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
scan
metaphor
sonnet
omniscient narrator
2. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
roman a clef
cacophony
syntax
genre
3. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
pathos
exegesis
Gothic novel
protagonist
4. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
antithesis
invective
euphony
canon
5. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
dramatic irony
idyll
Gothic novel
bombast
6. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
melodrama
rhyme scheme
Apollonian
deus ex machina
7. A work of literature dealing with rural life
pastoral
epigram
sentimental
verisimilitude
8. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
style
prosody
fable
simile
9. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
denotation
sentimental
naturalism
mood
10. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
bibliography
irony
annotation
explication
11. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
epithet
montage
Bildungsroman
simile
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
anachronism
frame
belle-lettres
mock epic
13. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
tone
paradox
first-person narrative
14. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
personification
bathos
consonance
classic
15. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
flashback
catharsis
light verse
enjambment
16. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
personification
caesura
setting
myth
17. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
apostrophe
tone
point of view
novella
18. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile - and metaphor
trope
sonnet
epigram
rhyme scheme
19. A verse with five poetic feet per line
Middle English
genre
paradox
pentameter
20. A device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities - as in 'ring-giver' for king and 'whale-road' for ocean
Old English
paraphrase
kenning
humanism
21. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is.
foreshadowing
verisimilitude
annotation
Gothic novel
22. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
extended metaphor
rhetoric
belle-lettres
eponymous
23. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
novella
bombast
point of view
figurative language
24. 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
elliptical construction
allegory
metonymy
myth
25. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
rhetoric
idyll
pulp fiction
expose
26. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
pentameter
end-stopped
connotation
oxymoron
27. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
fantasy
epic
consonance
euphony
28. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
title character
periodic sentence
empathy
belle-lettres
29. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
pastoral
Middle English
ellipsis
analogy
30. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
rhyme
subtext
narrative
romance
31. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
metaphysical poetry
deus ex machina
couplet
montage
32. 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'
carpe diem
oxymoron
synecdoche
genre
33. The dictionary definition of a word
antithesis
irony
denotation
anachronism
34. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
harangue
heroic couplet
light verse
Gothic novel
35. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
title character
irony
conceit
stanza
36. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
image
theme
ambiguity
anachronism
37. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
canon
pulp fiction
heroic couplet
annotation
38. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
empathy
archetype
enjambment
rhyme scheme
39. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
hyperbole
epic
rhyme
falling action
40. 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.
exposition
elegy
mock epic
catharsis
41. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
elegy
moral
end-stopped
synecdoche
42. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
rhythm
persona
foreshadowing
coming-of-age story
43. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
Dionysian
point of view
mock epic
meter
44. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
wit
belle-lettres
image
foreshadowing
45. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
hubris
epithet
pathos
meter
46. 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
blank verse
indirect quotation
euphony
litotes
47. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
exposition
belle-lettres
Apollonian
verbal irony
48. 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
theme
epic
irony
roman a clef
49. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
scan
euphony
consonance
heroic couplet
50. Grating - inharmonious sounds
ballad
cacophony
euphemism
elliptical construction
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