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AP Literary Terms
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1. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
sonnet
abstract
onomatopoeia
idyll
2. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
classicism
pulp fiction
invective
style
3. 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
mood
falling action
pulp fiction
pun
4. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
fantasy
Apollonian
subplot
rhyme scheme
5. The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events - including exposition - rising action - climax - falling action - and resolution.
epic
plot
abstract
pastoral
6. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
diction
voice
periodic sentence
Apollonian
7. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
ballad
kenning
rhetorical stance
bombast
8. One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
cacophony
sentiment
antagonist
muse
9. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
subtext
canon
metaphor
in medias res
10. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
archetype
pseudonym
lyric poetry
indirect quotation
11. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
archetype
meter
elliptical construction
point of view
12. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
scan
hyperbole
climax
bard
13. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
Middle English
stream of consciousness
tragedy
epigram
14. 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
eponymous
foreshadowing
15. 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
novella
rhyme scheme
periodic sentence
16. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
realism
heroic couplet
wit
paradox
17. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
deus ex machina
meter
exposition
caesura
18. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
montage
archetype
oxymoron
voice
19. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
denouement
verse
cacophony
genre
20. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
parable
lyric poetry
rhyme
verisimilitude
21. Also called 'pen name' or 'nom de plume'; a false name or alias used by writers. Ex: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
pseudonym
carpe diem
pathetic fallacy
sentimental
22. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
oxymoron
cacophony
bathos
image
23. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
allusion
invective
personification
montage
24. 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
fable
antagonist
synecdoche
free verse
25. 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
hyperbole
sentiment
versification
mock epic
26. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
wit
denouement
image
setting
27. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
symbolism
bombast
metonymy
wit
28. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences: 'They promised freedom but provided slavery'
foot
canon
antithesis
archetype
29. The emotional tone in a work of literature
archetype
blank verse
foreshadowing
mood
30. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
ballad
conceit
romance
sonnet
31. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
denouement
alliteration
bathos
adage
32. The main character in a work of literature
protagonist
metaphor
Bildungsroman
ballad
33. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
end-stopped
satire
hyperbole
empathy
34. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity. Ex: He's not a bad dancer
antithesis
end-stopped
exegesis
litotes
35. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
aphorism
roman a clef
synecdoche
frame
36. 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
metaphysical poetry
tragedy
metaphor
expose
37. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
abstract
pseudonym
idyll
verbal irony
38. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
hubris
satire
elegy
flashback
39. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
coming-of-age story
first-person narrative
belle-lettres
lampoon
40. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
allusion
paraphrase
caricature
Old English
41. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
verbal irony
harangue
parable
ellipsis
42. 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'
synecdoche
ambiguity
burlesque
irony
43. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
falling action
verse
caesura
novel of manners
44. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
kenning
connotation
subtext
light verse
45. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
light verse
tone
litotes
setting
46. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
narrative
novella
scan
extended metaphor
47. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
apostrophe
adage
end-stopped
stream of consciousness
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
Bildungsroman
paraphrase
plot
periodic sentence
49. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
burlesque
ballad
deus ex machina
hubris
50. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
simile
rhythm
novella
mode