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AP Literary Terms

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1. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.






2. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words






3. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature






4. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation






5. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action






6. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior






7. A work of literature dealing with rural life






8. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry






9. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.






10. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.






11. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






12. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set






13. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






14. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics






15. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.






16. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances






17. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence






18. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile - and metaphor






19. A verse with five poetic feet per line






20. A device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities - as in 'ring-giver' for king and 'whale-road' for ocean






21. 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.






22. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects






23. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects






24. 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






25. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience






26. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase






27. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry






28. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person






29. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation






30. A form of verse or prose that tells a story






31. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem






32. 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'






33. The dictionary definition of a word






34. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust






35. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language






36. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation






37. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature






38. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem






39. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect






40. A parody of traditional epic form. It usually treats a frivolous topic with extreme seriousness - using conventions such as invocations to the Muse - action-packed battle scenes - and accounts of heroic exploits.






41. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature






42. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play






43. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.






44. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general






45. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death






46. 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






47. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature






48. 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






49. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.






50. Grating - inharmonious sounds







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