SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
AP Literary Terms
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
english
,
ap
,
literature
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
subplot
Middle English
pulp fiction
bathos
2. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
mode
epithet
point of view
novella
3. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
classic
caricature
mock epic
archetype
4. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
exegesis
protagonist
rhythm
Dionysian
5. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
carpe diem
denouement
persona
epigram
6. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
extended metaphor
genre
enjambment
assonance
7. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
scan
roman a clef
anachronism
ottava rima
8. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
denotation
foreshadowing
canon
harangue
9. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
hubris
lampoon
caricature
style
10. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
romance
harangue
muse
metonymy
11. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
onomatopoeia
connotation
falling action
flashback
12. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
ballad
carpe diem
omniscient narrator
consonance
13. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
analogy
climax
indirect quotation
pastoral
14. 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...'
personification
villanelle
metonymy
bard
15. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
mood
rhetorical stance
farce
antagonist
16. 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
loose sentence
genre
cacophony
apostrophe
17. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
moral
stanza
exegesis
first-person narrative
18. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
syntax
Apollonian
end-stopped
adage
19. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
melodrama
title character
loose sentence
oxymoron
20. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
point of view
euphony
sonnet
caricature
21. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
epic
frame
pentameter
ambiguity
22. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
Old English
elliptical construction
irony
elegy
23. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
stanza
picaresque novel
idyll
belle-lettres
24. Also called 'pen name' or 'nom de plume'; a false name or alias used by writers. Ex: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
pseudonym
muse
empathy
blank verse
25. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
oxymoron
invective
moral
non sequitur
26. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
personification
epithet
lampoon
verbal irony
27. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
allegory
sarcasm
harangue
ode
28. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
couplet
foot
extended metaphor
ballad
29. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
exposition
picaresque novel
tone
subplot
30. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
rhyme
pseudonym
archetype
metonymy
31. 'In the middle of things'--a Latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events - but at some other critical point.
omniscient narrator
in medias res
Old English
eponymous
32. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
setting
mode
lyric poetry
sarcasm
33. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
narrative
catharsis
montage
prosody
34. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
trope
exposition
tone
subplot
35. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
verisimilitude
allusion
alliteration
rhetorical stance
36. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
pseudonym
adage
foreshadowing
archetype
37. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
mode
explication
anachronism
Bildungsroman
38. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
montage
stanza
exposition
explication
39. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
archetype
paradox
exegesis
ode
40. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
conceit
irony
syntax
analogy
41. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
invective
title character
theme
metaphor
42. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
pathos
scan
syntax
frame
43. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
ottava rima
catharsis
lampoon
fantasy
44. A work of literature dealing with rural life
cacophony
pastoral
rhythm
verbal irony
45. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
annotation
pun
elliptical construction
aphorism
46. 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
foreshadowing
metaphysical poetry
roman a clef
dramatic irony
47. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
alliteration
rhyme
bard
litotes
48. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
rhetorical stance
ode
lyric poetry
image
49. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
caricature
genre
muse
metaphysical poetry
50. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
syntax
falling action
pun
voice