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AP Literary Terms
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1. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
Gothic novel
Dionysian
allusion
verse
2. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
deus ex machina
Old English
fable
exposition
3. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
metaphor
enjambment
point of view
epithet
4. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
hubris
setting
adage
climax
5. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
elegy
metonymy
eponymous
sentimental
6. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
denotation
antagonist
analogy
Old English
7. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
hubris
pulp fiction
analogy
Middle English
8. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
kenning
realism
ballad
connotation
9. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
ambiguity
connotation
motif
exposition
10. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
novel of manners
explication
Bildungsroman
genre
11. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
exposition
farce
classic
lampoon
12. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
canon
synecdoche
bard
apostrophe
13. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
satire
montage
heroic couplet
personification
14. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
plot
analogy
irony
rhyme
15. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
realism
onomatopoeia
loose sentence
trope
16. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
maxim
conceit
onomatopoeia
epigram
17. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
genre
euphemism
pastoral
melodrama
18. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
classicism
pulp fiction
paradox
indirect quotation
19. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
verbal irony
fantasy
stream of consciousness
villanelle
20. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
archetype
Gothic novel
end-stopped
antagonist
21. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
rhyme scheme
eponymous
oxymoron
falling action
22. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
kenning
allegory
antithesis
verisimilitude
23. 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
irony
pulp fiction
foot
heroic couplet
24. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
light verse
genre
consonance
Old English
25. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
empathy
wit
Middle English
narrative
26. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
coming-of-age story
subtext
maxim
invective
27. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
wit
rhetorical stance
villanelle
28. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
rhetoric
syntax
alliteration
setting
29. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
carpe diem
free verse
diction
muse
30. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
analogy
climax
metaphor
persona
31. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
rhetoric
simile
analogy
meter
32. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pathos
point of view
pentameter
novella
33. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
coming-of-age story
metaphor
mode
exegesis
34. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
mode
allusion
symbolism
scan
35. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
apostrophe
bibliography
scan
flashback
36. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
deus ex machina
quatrain
roman a clef
paradox
37. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet
conceit
adage
free verse
montage
38. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
motif
climax
blank verse
satire
39. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
deus ex machina
burlesque
metaphor
pathetic fallacy
40. 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
novel of manners
fable
setting
roman a clef
41. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
foot
meter
eponymous
harangue
42. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
euphemism
onomatopoeia
stanza
belle-lettres
43. The main character in a work of literature
epigram
naturalism
protagonist
sentiment
44. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
ode
epigram
kenning
harangue
45. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile - and metaphor
rhetoric
rhetorical stance
trope
rhyme
46. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
archetype
antithesis
Old English
scan
47. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
omniscient narrator
foreshadowing
protagonist
fantasy
48. 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.
mood
fable
epic
sarcasm
49. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
classicism
verbal irony
pun
denotation
50. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
diction
elegy
Middle English
metaphor