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AP Literary Terms
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1. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
catharsis
pastoral
explication
figurative language
2. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
antagonist
connotation
elliptical construction
dramatic irony
3. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
fantasy
extended metaphor
catharsis
allusion
4. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
narrative
motif
light verse
canon
5. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
empathy
deus ex machina
fantasy
epic
6. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
rhyme scheme
villanelle
connotation
blank verse
7. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
paraphrase
elegy
connotation
stream of consciousness
8. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
mode
pulp fiction
blank verse
aphorism
9. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
exposition
novella
montage
point of view
10. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
meter
elegy
fantasy
sentiment
11. 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
fantasy
heroic couplet
wit
caricature
12. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
euphony
pseudonym
protagonist
hyperbole
13. 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
denotation
indirect quotation
analogy
14. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
idyll
quatrain
ode
mode
15. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
flashback
diction
elegy
assonance
16. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
classicism
sarcasm
quatrain
theme
17. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
apostrophe
foreshadowing
first-person narrative
falling action
18. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
foot
loose sentence
sentimental
frame
19. 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.
plot
dramatic irony
periodic sentence
lampoon
20. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
annotation
pun
title character
verse
21. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
pathetic fallacy
rhetorical stance
free verse
melodrama
22. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
couplet
Old English
euphony
allegory
23. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile - and metaphor
expose
trope
wit
ambiguity
24. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
plot
synecdoche
personification
classicism
25. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
versification
moral
couplet
elliptical construction
26. The emotional tone in a work of literature
muse
subplot
mood
coming-of-age story
27. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
rhyme
pulp fiction
free verse
fantasy
28. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
lyric poetry
bombast
Middle English
adage
29. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
extended metaphor
sarcasm
denouement
pastoral
30. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
first-person narrative
figurative language
title character
carpe diem
31. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large
pulp fiction
wit
persona
blank verse
32. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
ellipsis
novel of manners
denotation
harangue
33. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
image
allusion
rhyme
pulp fiction
34. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
scan
abstract
villanelle
sentiment
35. The main character in a work of literature
sonnet
protagonist
irony
prosody
36. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
catharsis
quatrain
lyric poetry
canon
37. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
loose sentence
pathetic fallacy
pathos
carpe diem
38. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
Middle English
romance
title character
pathetic fallacy
39. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
omniscient narrator
burlesque
diction
bibliography
40. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
hubris
irony
enjambment
consonance
41. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
idyll
synecdoche
paraphrase
bathos
42. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
caricature
antagonist
bibliography
voice
43. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
kenning
elegy
burlesque
alliteration
44. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
end-stopped
cacophony
indirect quotation
paraphrase
45. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
epic
realism
foreshadowing
denouement
46. 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
antagonist
omniscient narrator
myth
47. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
protagonist
consonance
paraphrase
loose sentence
48. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
verbal irony
empathy
metaphor
point of view
49. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
epigram
archetype
sonnet
muse
50. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
narrative
harangue
euphemism
figurative language