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AP Literary Terms

Subjects : english, ap, literature
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1. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning






2. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language






3. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.






4. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words






5. 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






6. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






7. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change






8. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry






9. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






10. 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






11. 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






12. A device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities - as in 'ring-giver' for king and 'whale-road' for ocean






13. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow






14. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt






15. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words






16. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present






17. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel






18. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value






19. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience






20. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject






21. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose






22. 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






23. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.






24. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem






25. A form of verse or prose that tells a story






26. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences: 'They promised freedom but provided slavery'






27. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature






28. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind






29. One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer






30. The emotional tone in a work of literature






31. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet






32. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects






33. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan






34. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect






35. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -






36. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.






37. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things






38. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry






39. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature






40. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry






41. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.






42. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature






43. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before






44. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places






45. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject






46. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form






47. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.






48. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words. In the sentence 'May was hot and June the same -' the verb 'was' is omitted from the second clause






49. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose






50. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative