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AP Literary Terms
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1. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
bathos
simile
consonance
metaphor
2. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
ballad
Dionysian
euphemism
trope
3. 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
versification
heroic couplet
metaphysical poetry
melodrama
4. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
foreshadowing
denotation
ambiguity
villanelle
5. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
exegesis
annotation
versification
first-person narrative
6. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
villanelle
end-stopped
deus ex machina
sarcasm
7. Also called 'pen name' or 'nom de plume'; a false name or alias used by writers. Ex: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
roman a clef
pseudonym
rhythm
rhyme scheme
8. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
coming-of-age story
personification
versification
subtext
9. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
lyric poetry
parable
oxymoron
tragedy
10. Poetry written in iambic pentameter - the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
blank verse
burlesque
rhythm
annotation
11. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
hyperbole
sentiment
subtext
mock epic
12. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
versification
antagonist
classicism
metaphysical poetry
13. The main character in a work of literature
first-person narrative
protagonist
metaphysical poetry
analogy
14. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
pun
pathos
pastoral
foreshadowing
15. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
bathos
denouement
prosody
paradox
16. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
picaresque novel
hyperbole
ballad
in medias res
17. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
pathetic fallacy
stream of consciousness
pathos
bard
18. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
extended metaphor
bombast
caricature
stanza
19. 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...'
in medias res
climax
metonymy
assonance
20. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
empathy
realism
expose
roman a clef
21. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
style
irony
simile
satire
22. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
pun
bathos
sarcasm
invective
23. The emotional tone in a work of literature
tragedy
explication
mood
pun
24. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
periodic sentence
Gothic novel
blank verse
setting
25. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
theme
extended metaphor
montage
coming-of-age story
26. 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
empathy
irony
moral
27. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
couplet
archetype
tone
personification
28. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
setting
verbal irony
light verse
parable
29. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
farce
caricature
enjambment
Apollonian
30. A sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences - i.e. subject-verb-object. The main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses
style
indirect quotation
loose sentence
mock epic
31. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
abstract
sonnet
mock epic
diction
32. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
mode
aphorism
exposition
non sequitur
33. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is.
ode
romance
verisimilitude
allegory
34. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences: 'They promised freedom but provided slavery'
denotation
sarcasm
genre
antithesis
35. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
Apollonian
harangue
realism
pathos
36. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
hubris
classicism
persona
rhythm
37. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
indirect quotation
connotation
figurative language
realism
38. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
symbolism
fantasy
pulp fiction
foreshadowing
39. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
maxim
figurative language
antithesis
fantasy
40. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
antithesis
euphemism
point of view
enjambment
41. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
meter
verbal irony
annotation
pseudonym
42. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
kenning
roman a clef
fable
ottava rima
43. A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole ('fifty masts' for fifty ships) or the whole signifies the part ('days' for life - as in 'He lived his days in Canada'). Also when the name of the material stands for the thing itself ('pigskin'
style
synecdoche
villanelle
lyric poetry
44. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
conceit
explication
point of view
alliteration
45. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
harangue
pathetic fallacy
maxim
wit
46. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
flashback
style
exegesis
voice
47. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
bombast
Dionysian
rhythm
elliptical construction
48. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
Old English
oxymoron
irony
plot
49. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
novel of manners
sonnet
falling action
hyperbole
50. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
narrative
climax
expose
verisimilitude