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AP Literary Terms
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1. A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that cause the hero considerable anguish
pastoral
symbolism
stream of consciousness
tragedy
2. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders
archetype
pastoral
picaresque novel
omniscient narrator
3. 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
empathy
irony
hyperbole
lampoon
4. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
exegesis
harangue
antithesis
foreshadowing
5. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
villanelle
ode
light verse
pun
6. 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
title character
free verse
diction
7. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
hyperbole
analogy
wit
ellipsis
8. 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
sonnet
verisimilitude
fable
trope
9. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
prosody
lyric poetry
ellipsis
theme
10. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
rhetorical stance
rhyme
invective
conceit
11. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
pathos
point of view
cacophony
pulp fiction
12. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
pulp fiction
image
paraphrase
onomatopoeia
13. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
mood
Middle English
farce
myth
14. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
verisimilitude
stream of consciousness
consonance
rhetorical stance
15. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
rhythm
euphony
novella
extended metaphor
16. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
caesura
moral
analogy
couplet
17. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
empathy
canon
simile
enjambment
18. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
synecdoche
denouement
scan
mock epic
19. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
rhetoric
voice
quatrain
mood
20. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
syntax
archetype
rhythm
sarcasm
21. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
denouement
alliteration
first-person narrative
climax
22. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
plot
figurative language
mock epic
subplot
23. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile - and metaphor
trope
falling action
sarcasm
Gothic novel
24. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
maxim
image
allusion
belle-lettres
25. 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
diction
maxim
antithesis
Bildungsroman
26. 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
alliteration
hubris
genre
loose sentence
27. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
alliteration
abstract
light verse
periodic sentence
28. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
picaresque novel
explication
onomatopoeia
anachronism
29. 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
caesura
parable
wit
in medias res
30. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
sarcasm
connotation
euphemism
ballad
31. Poetry written in iambic pentameter - the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
kenning
wit
invective
blank verse
32. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
muse
heroic couplet
myth
diction
33. 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...'
versification
metonymy
plot
style
34. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
rhyme scheme
enjambment
title character
omniscient narrator
35. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
figurative language
annotation
bibliography
bombast
36. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
conceit
sentimental
belle-lettres
caricature
37. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
persona
free verse
trope
hubris
38. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
sentimental
simile
antagonist
indirect quotation
39. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
Bildungsroman
fable
paradox
romance
40. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
stanza
exegesis
non sequitur
adage
41. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
ambiguity
moral
ballad
coming-of-age story
42. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
bombast
rhythm
eponymous
empathy
43. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
belle-lettres
archetype
rhyme
allusion
44. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
humanism
melodrama
simile
narrative
45. Grating - inharmonious sounds
catharsis
cacophony
novella
personification
46. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
pathos
Dionysian
tragedy
periodic sentence
47. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
archetype
carpe diem
syntax
annotation
48. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
romance
subtext
antagonist
pathetic fallacy
49. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
pulp fiction
denotation
couplet
verisimilitude
50. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
moral
bard
empathy
catharsis