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AP Literary Terms
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1. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
alliteration
myth
elegy
non sequitur
2. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
euphony
lampoon
pastoral
romance
3. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
caricature
first-person narrative
roman a clef
light verse
4. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
syntax
simile
mood
classicism
5. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
lyric poetry
canon
blank verse
conceit
6. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
rhyme scheme
rhythm
ellipsis
moral
7. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
diction
consonance
hubris
personification
8. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
bard
caricature
foot
myth
9. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
classic
catharsis
classicism
stream of consciousness
10. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
paradox
antithesis
verisimilitude
anachronism
11. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
adage
catharsis
in medias res
apostrophe
12. The dictionary definition of a word
carpe diem
denotation
tone
meter
13. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
stanza
allusion
mood
14. 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
tragedy
rhythm
non sequitur
trope
15. The action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the resolution of the conflict
ballad
narrative
rhetorical stance
falling action
16. The structural form of a line of verse as revealed by the number of feet it contains. For example: monometer = 1foot; tetrameter = 4 feet; pentameter = 5 feet - and so forth
omniscient narrator
hubris
versification
couplet
17. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
denouement
ottava rima
muse
omniscient narrator
18. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large
title character
persona
enjambment
extended metaphor
19. 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'
blank verse
synecdoche
personification
enjambment
20. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
flashback
elliptical construction
wit
oxymoron
21. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
mood
rhyme scheme
mock epic
rhyme
22. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
epigram
pathos
hyperbole
title character
23. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
classic
expose
bibliography
light verse
24. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
pathetic fallacy
paraphrase
trope
paradox
25. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
bard
dramatic irony
stream of consciousness
rhyme scheme
26. 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
pathos
wit
sentiment
caesura
27. Poetry written in iambic pentameter - the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
blank verse
epithet
bibliography
catharsis
28. 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
humanism
sentiment
coming-of-age story
ambiguity
29. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
symbolism
pun
classicism
conceit
30. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
fantasy
enjambment
setting
extended metaphor
31. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences: 'They promised freedom but provided slavery'
exposition
elliptical construction
bibliography
antithesis
32. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
plot
deus ex machina
archetype
first-person narrative
33. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
denouement
pentameter
pulp fiction
annotation
34. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
annotation
epic
euphony
dramatic irony
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...'
foreshadowing
metonymy
maxim
image
36. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
catharsis
Gothic novel
flashback
metaphysical poetry
37. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
sentiment
hubris
catharsis
motif
38. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
denotation
indirect quotation
symbolism
harangue
39. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
deus ex machina
bathos
maxim
Dionysian
40. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
denouement
pseudonym
euphony
epigram
41. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
climax
epithet
Middle English
belle-lettres
42. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
abstract
canon
oxymoron
non sequitur
43. 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
foot
fable
image
pun
44. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
pulp fiction
genre
maxim
omniscient narrator
45. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
denouement
Apollonian
tragedy
assonance
46. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
humanism
abstract
exegesis
naturalism
47. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
mode
epithet
caricature
rhyme
48. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
burlesque
falling action
couplet
tone
49. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
mood
moral
hyperbole
epithet
50. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
mood
sarcasm
subplot
conceit