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AP Literary Terms
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1. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
voice
anachronism
light verse
motif
2. The work of poets - particularly those of the seventeenth century - that uses elaborate conceits - is highly intellectual - and expresses the complexities of love and life
metaphysical poetry
metaphor
verse
indirect quotation
3. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
rhythm
sentiment
anachronism
euphemism
4. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
ambiguity
trope
caesura
Old English
5. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
end-stopped
consonance
tone
moral
6. Grating - inharmonious sounds
picaresque novel
abstract
cacophony
figurative language
7. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
pulp fiction
frame
litotes
hubris
8. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
antagonist
free verse
climax
archetype
9. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
classic
caricature
theme
conceit
10. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
pastoral
analogy
extended metaphor
archetype
11. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
adage
burlesque
idyll
cacophony
12. A term for the title character of a work of literature
verse
eponymous
sonnet
light verse
13. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
rhetoric
romance
canon
Dionysian
14. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
pun
metonymy
subplot
novella
15. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
style
sentiment
pulp fiction
montage
16. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
sarcasm
rhyme
explication
denotation
17. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
analogy
couplet
aphorism
ottava rima
18. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
mock epic
foreshadowing
euphemism
stream of consciousness
19. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
sonnet
mode
expose
periodic sentence
20. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
elliptical construction
pathetic fallacy
first-person narrative
genre
21. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
verse
narrative
adage
novella
22. 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
explication
elliptical construction
title character
consonance
23. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
omniscient narrator
rhythm
fable
subtext
24. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
voice
apostrophe
allusion
allegory
25. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
bard
conceit
myth
flashback
26. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
genre
allusion
ballad
villanelle
27. 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
mood
myth
scan
coming-of-age story
28. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
verse
Gothic novel
conceit
periodic sentence
29. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
invective
bibliography
carpe diem
enjambment
30. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
pentameter
onomatopoeia
villanelle
narrative
31. 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
loose sentence
wit
ottava rima
empathy
32. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
caricature
maxim
ottava rima
humanism
33. 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
versification
mode
maxim
canon
34. 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
falling action
humanism
rhetoric
simile
35. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
foot
mood
meter
euphony
36. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
fantasy
burlesque
stream of consciousness
apostrophe
37. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
point of view
adage
expose
harangue
38. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
allegory
theme
Old English
archetype
39. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
bibliography
bathos
extended metaphor
connotation
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
fable
pentameter
verse
synecdoche
41. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders
picaresque novel
annotation
montage
exposition
42. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
tragedy
motif
ellipsis
symbolism
43. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
paradox
allegory
sentimental
foreshadowing
44. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
pentameter
ballad
romance
annotation
45. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
title character
belle-lettres
exposition
alliteration
46. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
eponymous
ellipsis
expose
diction
47. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
loose sentence
archetype
verbal irony
burlesque
48. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
roman a clef
falling action
ode
fantasy
49. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
pentameter
wit
consonance
eponymous
50. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
Dionysian
frame
picaresque novel
extended metaphor