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AP Literary Terms
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1. A verse with five poetic feet per line
image
catharsis
mode
pentameter
2. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
kenning
indirect quotation
bard
allusion
3. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
novella
exposition
naturalism
alliteration
4. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
elegy
image
voice
pun
5. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
Middle English
caricature
title character
loose sentence
6. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
periodic sentence
end-stopped
paradox
ottava rima
7. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
exegesis
theme
farce
dramatic irony
8. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
extended metaphor
motif
Middle English
allegory
9. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
ballad
Apollonian
bathos
ellipsis
10. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
epithet
fantasy
rhetorical stance
trope
11. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
irony
hubris
elegy
euphemism
12. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
fantasy
metaphor
exegesis
melodrama
13. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
Dionysian
fantasy
novel of manners
loose sentence
14. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
hubris
satire
simile
scan
15. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
deus ex machina
alliteration
trope
antagonist
16. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
narrative
canon
adage
Apollonian
17. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
heroic couplet
pulp fiction
denouement
hyperbole
18. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
Apollonian
coming-of-age story
theme
climax
19. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
epic
consonance
flashback
pulp fiction
20. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
end-stopped
Bildungsroman
heroic couplet
fable
21. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
euphony
antagonist
allusion
aphorism
22. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
harangue
point of view
hyperbole
Old English
23. 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
verbal irony
coming-of-age story
denotation
24. Also called 'pen name' or 'nom de plume'; a false name or alias used by writers. Ex: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
pseudonym
canon
hyperbole
point of view
25. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
consonance
symbolism
personification
simile
26. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
montage
sentiment
omniscient narrator
novella
27. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
prosody
explication
frame
title character
28. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
metaphysical poetry
metaphor
pun
bibliography
29. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
maxim
enjambment
moral
mood
30. 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
meter
Dionysian
irony
Bildungsroman
31. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
annotation
metaphysical poetry
dramatic irony
epigram
32. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
pathos
cacophony
epigram
periodic sentence
33. 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
sonnet
picaresque novel
Apollonian
wit
34. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
metaphor
abstract
bombast
roman a clef
35. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
muse
foot
rhetorical stance
verbal irony
36. The main character in a work of literature
persona
onomatopoeia
protagonist
Dionysian
37. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
style
Apollonian
prosody
elliptical construction
38. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
verisimilitude
simile
flashback
bard
39. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
hyperbole
romance
belle-lettres
fantasy
40. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
oxymoron
antagonist
denouement
villanelle
41. The dictionary definition of a word
ellipsis
moral
denotation
mode
42. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
caricature
deus ex machina
ambiguity
pun
43. 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
montage
aphorism
canon
fable
44. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
novella
mode
elliptical construction
parable
45. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
quatrain
diction
novella
caesura
46. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
omniscient narrator
pathos
villanelle
loose sentence
47. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
Middle English
exposition
protagonist
mood
48. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders
antithesis
deus ex machina
explication
picaresque novel
49. Grating - inharmonious sounds
explication
novella
first-person narrative
cacophony
50. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
frame
classicism
pastoral
setting