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AP Literary Terms
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1. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
indirect quotation
alliteration
pun
parable
2. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
pseudonym
moral
foot
voice
3. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
euphony
pastoral
mock epic
analogy
4. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
novella
verbal irony
catharsis
assonance
5. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
bathos
subtext
hyperbole
abstract
6. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
tone
cacophony
genre
annotation
7. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
onomatopoeia
caesura
prosody
non sequitur
8. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
bombast
elegy
denotation
elliptical construction
9. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
rhythm
mock epic
coming-of-age story
naturalism
10. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
pentameter
stanza
ottava rima
personification
11. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
epic
Old English
prosody
carpe diem
12. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
conceit
naturalism
annotation
image
13. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
belle-lettres
epigram
tone
meter
14. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
rhetorical stance
aphorism
personification
classic
15. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
motif
idyll
allegory
ellipsis
16. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
synecdoche
pentameter
first-person narrative
narrative
17. 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
sarcasm
kenning
epigram
litotes
18. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
title character
tone
ottava rima
moral
19. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
pathos
deus ex machina
belle-lettres
consonance
20. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
free verse
protagonist
novella
title character
21. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
point of view
Old English
flashback
villanelle
22. One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
rhetoric
muse
cacophony
free verse
23. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
rhythm
irony
loose sentence
end-stopped
24. 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.
pseudonym
plot
pentameter
annotation
25. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
extended metaphor
climax
theme
subtext
26. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
roman a clef
epigram
deus ex machina
invective
27. A German word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal
ballad
novel of manners
verse
Bildungsroman
28. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
loose sentence
stanza
epigram
carpe diem
29. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
trope
omniscient narrator
cacophony
pastoral
30. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
dramatic irony
exposition
analogy
humanism
31. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
ottava rima
scan
roman a clef
assonance
32. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
oxymoron
Middle English
naturalism
archetype
33. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
theme
plot
meter
fable
34. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
empathy
antagonist
style
syntax
35. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated. Ex: 'The White House says...'
trope
exposition
metonymy
consonance
36. 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.
classicism
epic
rhyme
prosody
37. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
Middle English
allegory
mode
myth
38. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
genre
frame
paraphrase
allusion
39. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
foreshadowing
catharsis
maxim
flashback
40. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
naturalism
moral
carpe diem
Gothic novel
41. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
Old English
deus ex machina
frame
elliptical construction
42. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
non sequitur
sarcasm
free verse
voice
43. The dictionary definition of a word
denotation
classicism
bathos
hyperbole
44. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
exposition
adage
aphorism
foreshadowing
45. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
rhetoric
novel of manners
frame
roman a clef
46. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
omniscient narrator
rhyme scheme
loose sentence
alliteration
47. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
title character
allusion
rhythm
bard
48. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
enjambment
Gothic novel
adage
omniscient narrator
49. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
narrative
indirect quotation
annotation
kenning
50. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
light verse
stream of consciousness
figurative language
in medias res