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AP Literary Terms
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1. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
catharsis
ottava rima
parable
kenning
2. An extended narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero that is generally larger than life and is often considered a legendary figure - i.e. Odysseus - Beowulf - Homer's Iliad - Vergil's Aeneid.
epic
melodrama
voice
irony
3. 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.
meter
periodic sentence
blank verse
pun
4. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
persona
subplot
villanelle
dramatic irony
5. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
aphorism
ambiguity
subtext
adage
6. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders
metaphysical poetry
stream of consciousness
picaresque novel
consonance
7. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
pun
title character
sentimental
euphony
8. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
satire
irony
metaphysical poetry
narrative
9. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
sentimental
fantasy
coming-of-age story
realism
10. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
end-stopped
expose
analogy
omniscient narrator
11. A parody of traditional epic form. It usually treats a frivolous topic with extreme seriousness - using conventions such as invocations to the Muse - action-packed battle scenes - and accounts of heroic exploits.
Dionysian
melodrama
mock epic
sarcasm
12. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
symbolism
paradox
epigram
Bildungsroman
13. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
bard
explication
Apollonian
light verse
14. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
mock epic
Bildungsroman
apostrophe
paraphrase
15. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
free verse
pastoral
sentiment
novel of manners
16. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
diction
picaresque novel
connotation
idyll
17. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
allegory
melodrama
point of view
sarcasm
18. '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.
Middle English
farce
in medias res
prosody
19. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
belle-lettres
ambiguity
mock epic
light verse
20. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
hubris
caricature
villanelle
classicism
21. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
maxim
realism
style
Old English
22. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
conceit
irony
antithesis
flashback
23. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
deus ex machina
abstract
classicism
pathetic fallacy
24. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
ambiguity
parable
couplet
cacophony
25. 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
setting
irony
end-stopped
melodrama
26. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
ode
melodrama
syntax
image
27. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
epithet
pulp fiction
pathos
muse
28. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
hubris
fable
bibliography
naturalism
29. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
muse
paraphrase
idyll
motif
30. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
sonnet
consonance
bard
voice
31. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
lampoon
free verse
hubris
simile
32. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
point of view
image
flashback
antagonist
33. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
rhetoric
omniscient narrator
archetype
villanelle
34. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
Apollonian
kenning
synecdoche
oxymoron
35. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
rhetoric
rhythm
bard
stanza
36. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
ellipsis
explication
montage
subtext
37. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
elegy
adage
rhetorical stance
quatrain
38. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
Middle English
voice
expose
Old English
39. 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
litotes
oxymoron
falling action
paraphrase
40. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
bombast
archetype
euphony
ottava rima
41. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
paradox
pentameter
idyll
exegesis
42. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
coming-of-age story
rhythm
verbal irony
bombast
43. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
pathos
indirect quotation
myth
personification
44. 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
carpe diem
mood
coming-of-age story
conceit
45. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
sarcasm
quatrain
bathos
rhythm
46. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
trope
epigram
quatrain
canon
47. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
satire
epithet
paradox
aphorism
48. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large
persona
enjambment
flashback
couplet
49. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
point of view
verse
heroic couplet
paradox
50. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
loose sentence
sarcasm
heroic couplet
verse