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AP Literary Terms
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1. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
genre
adage
foreshadowing
setting
2. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
stream of consciousness
frame
lampoon
first-person narrative
3. A work of literature dealing with rural life
pastoral
pun
metaphysical poetry
sonnet
4. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
foreshadowing
assonance
mood
epithet
5. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet
archetype
rhetorical stance
free verse
loose sentence
6. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
narrative
trope
romance
lyric poetry
7. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
rhyme scheme
maxim
pathos
climax
8. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
foreshadowing
epithet
maxim
kenning
9. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
coming-of-age story
elliptical construction
euphemism
empathy
10. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
exposition
paraphrase
Middle English
quatrain
11. A term for the title character of a work of literature
roman a clef
eponymous
subtext
omniscient narrator
12. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
stream of consciousness
hubris
point of view
setting
13. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
narrative
end-stopped
ellipsis
sentimental
14. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
assonance
bathos
explication
coming-of-age story
15. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
heroic couplet
ode
euphemism
rhetoric
16. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
assonance
tone
simile
verbal irony
17. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
extended metaphor
sonnet
trope
metaphor
18. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
naturalism
first-person narrative
lyric poetry
melodrama
19. 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
title character
belle-lettres
Middle English
20. 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
kenning
myth
hyperbole
canon
21. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
pentameter
ottava rima
Old English
extended metaphor
22. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
harangue
metaphor
realism
indirect quotation
23. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
exegesis
stanza
annotation
sentimental
24. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
diction
oxymoron
adage
light verse
25. 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
myth
symbolism
antithesis
26. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
pathetic fallacy
tone
heroic couplet
consonance
27. 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
pulp fiction
coming-of-age story
Middle English
ode
28. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
persona
parable
onomatopoeia
allusion
29. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
frame
burlesque
hubris
consonance
30. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
anachronism
roman a clef
sonnet
consonance
31. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large
enjambment
persona
motif
consonance
32. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
lampoon
elegy
conceit
exegesis
33. Poetry written in iambic pentameter - the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
omniscient narrator
aphorism
carpe diem
blank verse
34. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
parable
loose sentence
roman a clef
adage
35. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
dramatic irony
assonance
rhetoric
classicism
36. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
ballad
belle-lettres
personification
novel of manners
37. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
harangue
invective
setting
pathetic fallacy
38. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
subplot
frame
genre
alliteration
39. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
classic
free verse
bard
syntax
40. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
apostrophe
archetype
roman a clef
loose sentence
41. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
verbal irony
novel of manners
ode
exposition
42. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
catharsis
apostrophe
title character
realism
43. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
scan
trope
analogy
myth
44. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
bombast
farce
end-stopped
enjambment
45. 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
pulp fiction
tragedy
syntax
parable
46. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
rhythm
pseudonym
sentimental
bard
47. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences: 'They promised freedom but provided slavery'
in medias res
metaphor
antithesis
symbolism
48. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
coming-of-age story
romance
lampoon
point of view
49. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
farce
Middle English
connotation
omniscient narrator
50. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
euphemism
subtext
protagonist
satire