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AP Literary Terms
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1. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
flashback
syntax
expose
hyperbole
2. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
eponymous
abstract
maxim
tragedy
3. 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...'
expose
metonymy
oxymoron
quatrain
4. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
rhythm
irony
simile
apostrophe
5. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
sentiment
allusion
enjambment
falling action
6. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
assonance
rhetoric
subplot
canon
7. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
sentimental
elegy
motif
catharsis
8. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
rhetoric
lyric poetry
bathos
pun
9. The main character in a work of literature
connotation
protagonist
kenning
denouement
10. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
lampoon
heroic couplet
enjambment
myth
11. 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'
fable
synecdoche
loose sentence
adage
12. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
idyll
blank verse
fantasy
bombast
13. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
rhyme scheme
simile
lyric poetry
rhetoric
14. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
paraphrase
first-person narrative
adage
euphony
15. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
sonnet
mode
allegory
exposition
16. 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
elegy
fantasy
roman a clef
coming-of-age story
17. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
image
elliptical construction
pathos
Middle English
18. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
montage
caricature
exposition
onomatopoeia
19. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
syntax
symbolism
narrative
catharsis
20. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
voice
novel of manners
sarcasm
analogy
21. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
metaphor
Apollonian
bathos
scan
22. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
melodrama
allegory
roman a clef
aphorism
23. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
assonance
lyric poetry
explication
end-stopped
24. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
sentiment
mood
voice
genre
25. 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
wit
abstract
naturalism
exposition
26. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
sonnet
Apollonian
prosody
versification
27. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
ambiguity
personification
conceit
versification
28. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile - and metaphor
sarcasm
trope
subtext
apostrophe
29. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
verbal irony
ottava rima
connotation
couplet
30. 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
irony
image
verisimilitude
realism
31. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
burlesque
symbolism
empathy
analogy
32. 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
allegory
loose sentence
flashback
lyric poetry
33. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
burlesque
farce
paradox
genre
34. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
first-person narrative
deus ex machina
empathy
euphony
35. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
maxim
expose
classicism
simile
36. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
plot
roman a clef
mode
maxim
37. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
protagonist
pulp fiction
sentimental
parable
38. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
aphorism
Old English
prosody
novel of manners
39. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
meter
metaphor
end-stopped
abstract
40. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
euphemism
ode
figurative language
idyll
41. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
burlesque
light verse
aphorism
paraphrase
42. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
conceit
verse
fantasy
Middle English
43. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
humanism
enjambment
tone
apostrophe
44. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
ode
free verse
epithet
alliteration
45. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
setting
caricature
indirect quotation
ambiguity
46. The emotional tone in a work of literature
deus ex machina
farce
image
mood
47. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
elliptical construction
hyperbole
heroic couplet
pulp fiction
48. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
myth
analogy
romance
antagonist
49. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
stream of consciousness
metaphysical poetry
free verse
farce
50. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
pathos
montage
harangue
personification