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AP Literary Terms
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1. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
anachronism
voice
bibliography
diction
2. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
realism
euphony
antagonist
rhetorical stance
3. 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.
verse
epic
apostrophe
dramatic irony
4. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences: 'They promised freedom but provided slavery'
belle-lettres
paradox
antithesis
hubris
5. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
free verse
pathos
epigram
tragedy
6. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
consonance
realism
enjambment
wit
7. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
omniscient narrator
epic
rhythm
realism
8. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
expose
rhetorical stance
realism
non sequitur
9. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
loose sentence
romance
annotation
pathos
10. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
rhetoric
montage
point of view
enjambment
11. The main character in a work of literature
Dionysian
protagonist
classicism
pathos
12. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
bombast
euphony
moral
farce
13. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
syntax
lyric poetry
synecdoche
realism
14. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
quatrain
belle-lettres
climax
pathetic fallacy
15. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile - and metaphor
trope
falling action
villanelle
pun
16. The emotional tone in a work of literature
persona
mood
pentameter
motif
17. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
epigram
fantasy
roman a clef
voice
18. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
carpe diem
metaphysical poetry
ottava rima
pun
19. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
humanism
verisimilitude
couplet
Apollonian
20. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
annotation
exposition
flashback
hubris
21. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
montage
pun
bard
litotes
22. 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
classicism
periodic sentence
litotes
expose
23. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
versification
indirect quotation
ballad
style
24. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
motif
tragedy
empathy
voice
25. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
symbolism
scan
invective
metaphor
26. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
verbal irony
conceit
flashback
pathos
27. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
genre
belle-lettres
bombast
narrative
28. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
epithet
figurative language
light verse
wit
29. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
ellipsis
persona
humanism
expose
30. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
foreshadowing
melodrama
protagonist
subplot
31. 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
Gothic novel
canon
versification
scan
32. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
assonance
symbolism
litotes
denouement
33. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
irony
genre
point of view
abstract
34. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
irony
persona
antagonist
allegory
35. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
verbal irony
figurative language
persona
moral
36. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
blank verse
mood
aphorism
coming-of-age story
37. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
stream of consciousness
narrative
belle-lettres
protagonist
38. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
falling action
frame
ode
allusion
39. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
first-person narrative
invective
catharsis
sarcasm
40. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
genre
elegy
heroic couplet
subtext
41. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
burlesque
mode
meter
genre
42. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
deus ex machina
diction
Gothic novel
mode
43. 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
humanism
satire
fantasy
44. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
epithet
indirect quotation
caricature
bombast
45. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
caesura
maxim
foot
theme
46. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
oxymoron
dramatic irony
connotation
apostrophe
47. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
allegory
abstract
ellipsis
motif
48. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
myth
in medias res
muse
picaresque novel
49. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
verbal irony
novel of manners
metaphor
idyll
50. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
bibliography
free verse
Middle English
conceit