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AP Literary Terms
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1. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
analogy
stanza
persona
bathos
2. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
euphony
sentimental
falling action
foreshadowing
3. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
alliteration
climax
paradox
expose
4. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
caesura
eponymous
allegory
allusion
5. 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
dramatic irony
invective
elliptical construction
tragedy
6. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
title character
Old English
foot
verbal irony
7. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
frame
harangue
abstract
elliptical construction
8. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
assonance
allusion
lampoon
sarcasm
9. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
burlesque
subplot
fantasy
light verse
10. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
extended metaphor
epithet
diction
simile
11. The emotional tone in a work of literature
climax
mood
bibliography
ode
12. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
romance
sonnet
title character
heroic couplet
13. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
first-person narrative
caricature
tone
ambiguity
14. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
euphemism
elegy
blank verse
flashback
15. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
maxim
pathetic fallacy
Apollonian
hubris
16. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
antithesis
lampoon
deus ex machina
end-stopped
17. 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.
mock epic
elegy
analogy
archetype
18. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
title character
ambiguity
sentiment
figurative language
19. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
harangue
novel of manners
paradox
mode
20. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
humanism
sentiment
wit
hubris
21. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
expose
persona
couplet
parable
22. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
rhetoric
moral
satire
end-stopped
23. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
novella
pun
rhetorical stance
idyll
24. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
style
pathos
verisimilitude
Middle English
25. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
melodrama
romance
scan
stream of consciousness
26. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
motif
subtext
maxim
denouement
27. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
idyll
metonymy
rhyme scheme
elliptical construction
28. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
archetype
denouement
enjambment
litotes
29. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
lyric poetry
oxymoron
epic
narrative
30. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
Middle English
apostrophe
pseudonym
plot
31. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
couplet
persona
falling action
quatrain
32. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
consonance
narrative
epithet
meter
33. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
motif
scan
apostrophe
end-stopped
34. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
abstract
rhyme
prosody
rhetorical stance
35. 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...'
metonymy
invective
in medias res
indirect quotation
36. 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
coming-of-age story
pulp fiction
indirect quotation
foot
37. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
lyric poetry
abstract
Apollonian
rhetorical stance
38. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
subplot
ballad
lampoon
in medias res
39. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
fable
canon
alliteration
coming-of-age story
40. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
idyll
epigram
exposition
paraphrase
41. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
consonance
melodrama
foreshadowing
image
42. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
coming-of-age story
light verse
flashback
moral
43. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
bombast
genre
exposition
personification
44. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
deus ex machina
expose
apostrophe
archetype
45. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
Gothic novel
idyll
novel of manners
syntax
46. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
picaresque novel
genre
hubris
paradox
47. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
bathos
in medias res
ellipsis
euphemism
48. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
connotation
conceit
hyperbole
bard
49. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
foreshadowing
humanism
annotation
indirect quotation
50. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
bombast
elegy
catharsis
bibliography