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AP Literary Terms
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1. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
subplot
plot
epic
pulp fiction
2. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
motif
scan
carpe diem
fable
3. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
periodic sentence
explication
eponymous
rhetoric
4. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
expose
adage
narrative
ellipsis
5. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
Middle English
exegesis
alliteration
blank verse
6. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
antagonist
enjambment
mock epic
moral
7. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
deus ex machina
burlesque
assonance
idyll
8. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
alliteration
metaphysical poetry
subtext
motif
9. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
mock epic
end-stopped
muse
apostrophe
10. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
humanism
syntax
litotes
image
11. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
sonnet
explication
free verse
caesura
12. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
moral
protagonist
coming-of-age story
enjambment
13. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
figurative language
realism
versification
naturalism
14. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
idyll
anachronism
pathetic fallacy
lampoon
15. The main character in a work of literature
allusion
protagonist
ballad
catharsis
16. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
carpe diem
title character
conceit
subtext
17. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
omniscient narrator
paraphrase
mood
metonymy
18. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
protagonist
simile
rhyme
abstract
19. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
plot
euphemism
wit
foreshadowing
20. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
alliteration
bombast
style
annotation
21. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
exegesis
kenning
rhyme
Gothic novel
22. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
denouement
setting
rhyme
mood
23. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
harangue
synecdoche
trope
canon
24. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet
verisimilitude
free verse
euphony
invective
25. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
archetype
genre
foreshadowing
catharsis
26. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
naturalism
elliptical construction
frame
montage
27. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
rhyme scheme
diction
paradox
bombast
28. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
rhythm
figurative language
light verse
Gothic novel
29. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
paraphrase
motif
tone
carpe diem
30. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
deus ex machina
villanelle
bibliography
verbal irony
31. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
end-stopped
satire
moral
lampoon
32. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
mode
Bildungsroman
first-person narrative
hubris
33. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
maxim
falling action
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
34. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
coming-of-age story
mood
end-stopped
classicism
35. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
roman a clef
kenning
idyll
image
36. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
antithesis
couplet
myth
oxymoron
37. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
Old English
theme
idyll
image
38. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
caesura
novel of manners
kenning
eponymous
39. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
prosody
deus ex machina
frame
free verse
40. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
frame
fable
mood
scan
41. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
Dionysian
prosody
rhythm
allegory
42. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
title character
climax
eponymous
pulp fiction
43. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
elegy
extended metaphor
classic
empathy
44. Poetry written in iambic pentameter - the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
kenning
non sequitur
blank verse
ode
45. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
montage
Old English
mode
versification
46. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
foreshadowing
denotation
sonnet
hyperbole
47. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large
epithet
loose sentence
allegory
persona
48. 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
foreshadowing
novella
Bildungsroman
tone
49. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
sarcasm
dramatic irony
anachronism
mode
50. A sentence that departs from the usual word order of English sentences by expressing its main though only at the end. In other words - the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support.
farce
apostrophe
verisimilitude
periodic sentence