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AP Literary Terms
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1. 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
setting
denotation
falling action
symbolism
2. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
coming-of-age story
rhyme scheme
farce
allegory
3. 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.
allusion
parable
plot
picaresque novel
4. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
motif
caesura
archetype
parable
5. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
subplot
meter
narrative
coming-of-age story
6. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
light verse
caesura
periodic sentence
epithet
7. 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
roman a clef
first-person narrative
tragedy
fable
8. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
genre
extended metaphor
kenning
apostrophe
9. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
classicism
empathy
metonymy
rhetoric
10. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
aphorism
allusion
explication
alliteration
11. 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
consonance
free verse
sonnet
12. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
assonance
simile
annotation
antagonist
13. A term for the title character of a work of literature
moral
light verse
eponymous
carpe diem
14. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
rhetorical stance
carpe diem
enjambment
classicism
15. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
first-person narrative
Old English
non sequitur
verse
16. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
motif
mode
elegy
climax
17. 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.
mock epic
apostrophe
allegory
fantasy
18. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
mode
dramatic irony
expose
abstract
19. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
pathos
metaphor
rhyme scheme
allegory
20. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
prosody
paradox
melodrama
hubris
21. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
pentameter
Dionysian
voice
point of view
22. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
persona
Dionysian
rhyme scheme
symbolism
23. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
paraphrase
rhyme
ottava rima
subtext
24. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
paraphrase
caesura
Gothic novel
myth
25. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
classicism
exposition
hubris
sentimental
26. 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
elliptical construction
ballad
versification
kenning
27. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
Apollonian
Middle English
mock epic
euphemism
28. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
title character
romance
canon
kenning
29. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
harangue
stanza
pathetic fallacy
allusion
30. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
ambiguity
foot
point of view
verbal irony
31. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
ottava rima
wit
parable
setting
32. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet
free verse
invective
persona
in medias res
33. 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.
connotation
Middle English
realism
periodic sentence
34. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
climax
elegy
romance
connotation
35. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
fantasy
foot
syntax
verse
36. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
wit
analogy
versification
classicism
37. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
lyric poetry
allusion
assonance
allegory
38. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
bibliography
motif
title character
montage
39. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
kenning
satire
catharsis
expose
40. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
pulp fiction
symbolism
style
archetype
41. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
lyric poetry
melodrama
roman a clef
verbal irony
42. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
farce
voice
onomatopoeia
pentameter
43. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
heroic couplet
synecdoche
epic
Apollonian
44. A sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences - i.e. subject-verb-object. The main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses
dramatic irony
explication
annotation
loose sentence
45. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
pathetic fallacy
farce
alliteration
sonnet
46. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
exegesis
Apollonian
Middle English
ballad
47. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
caesura
ellipsis
pastoral
dramatic irony
48. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
figurative language
novella
subtext
stanza
49. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
muse
ambiguity
moral
novella
50. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
roman a clef
explication
syntax
falling action