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AP Literary Terms
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1. 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
allusion
rhetoric
satire
fable
2. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
stanza
subplot
periodic sentence
synecdoche
3. Poetry written in iambic pentameter - the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
pseudonym
parable
onomatopoeia
blank verse
4. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
Gothic novel
falling action
sarcasm
pathetic fallacy
5. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
figurative language
deus ex machina
style
subtext
6. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
bibliography
hyperbole
bathos
flashback
7. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
burlesque
kenning
caesura
personification
8. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
plot
realism
paradox
onomatopoeia
9. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet
falling action
free verse
exegesis
irony
10. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
sentimental
pseudonym
meter
denouement
11. The action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the resolution of the conflict
satire
roman a clef
muse
falling action
12. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large
persona
explication
mock epic
parable
13. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
allegory
ottava rima
personification
eponymous
14. One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
Old English
exegesis
muse
archetype
15. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
heroic couplet
Middle English
point of view
coming-of-age story
16. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
novel of manners
deus ex machina
idyll
verbal irony
17. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
rhetorical stance
hyperbole
sonnet
simile
18. 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
caricature
onomatopoeia
wit
metaphor
19. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
muse
canon
euphony
belle-lettres
20. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
verse
periodic sentence
eponymous
pathos
21. 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.
connotation
periodic sentence
exegesis
foreshadowing
22. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
epithet
figurative language
voice
bard
23. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
maxim
litotes
idyll
genre
24. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
annotation
motif
Bildungsroman
expose
25. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
harangue
sarcasm
deus ex machina
syntax
26. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
ellipsis
diction
idyll
climax
27. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
frame
first-person narrative
sentiment
sarcasm
28. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
onomatopoeia
setting
coming-of-age story
non sequitur
29. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
euphemism
idyll
analogy
moral
30. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
pulp fiction
kenning
climax
antagonist
31. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
mock epic
meter
scan
diction
32. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
villanelle
persona
roman a clef
33. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
Dionysian
harangue
paraphrase
couplet
34. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
light verse
classicism
farce
melodrama
35. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
epigram
metaphor
frame
fantasy
36. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
assonance
sentiment
oxymoron
foot
37. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
metonymy
montage
anachronism
voice
38. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
belle-lettres
catharsis
antagonist
naturalism
39. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
maxim
explication
Old English
loose sentence
40. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
carpe diem
setting
image
free verse
41. 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
euphony
moral
rhetorical stance
42. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
conceit
pentameter
satire
Dionysian
43. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
exposition
connotation
loose sentence
idyll
44. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
bathos
foot
mode
stanza
45. 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
rhetorical stance
classicism
coming-of-age story
paradox
46. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
versification
villanelle
prosody
flashback
47. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
rhetorical stance
elegy
tone
romance
48. A work of literature dealing with rural life
maxim
realism
pastoral
flashback
49. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
narrative
bombast
elliptical construction
myth
50. Grating - inharmonious sounds
antagonist
cacophony
aphorism
ambiguity