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AP Literary Terms
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1. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
euphemism
indirect quotation
diction
sentimental
2. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
invective
free verse
quatrain
satire
3. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
eponymous
figurative language
classic
coming-of-age story
4. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
analogy
prosody
caesura
roman a clef
5. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
epigram
dramatic irony
humanism
enjambment
6. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
paradox
sentiment
caricature
empathy
7. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
canon
foreshadowing
muse
romance
8. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
paraphrase
paradox
antithesis
loose sentence
9. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
hyperbole
bombast
catharsis
denouement
10. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
enjambment
flashback
paraphrase
burlesque
11. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
empathy
antagonist
novel of manners
maxim
12. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
climax
epic
novel of manners
fable
13. A term for the title character of a work of literature
catharsis
eponymous
onomatopoeia
sentimental
14. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
diction
elliptical construction
allegory
exegesis
15. 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
conceit
Gothic novel
elliptical construction
ballad
16. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
motif
deus ex machina
myth
romance
17. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
metonymy
climax
paraphrase
end-stopped
18. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
mood
ambiguity
epic
bombast
19. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
non sequitur
idyll
rhyme
melodrama
20. 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
romance
litotes
lampoon
coming-of-age story
21. A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole ('fifty masts' for fifty ships) or the whole signifies the part ('days' for life - as in 'He lived his days in Canada'). Also when the name of the material stands for the thing itself ('pigskin'
synecdoche
pastoral
climax
sentiment
22. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
burlesque
oxymoron
indirect quotation
23. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
rhetorical stance
quatrain
style
motif
24. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated. Ex: 'The White House says...'
metonymy
paradox
empathy
coming-of-age story
25. One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
apostrophe
muse
farce
ellipsis
26. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
mode
humanism
euphony
climax
27. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
invective
flashback
Apollonian
pulp fiction
28. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
archetype
hubris
apostrophe
fantasy
29. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
novella
empathy
Middle English
parable
30. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
burlesque
picaresque novel
epithet
in medias res
31. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity. Ex: He's not a bad dancer
litotes
stanza
exegesis
Apollonian
32. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
moral
empathy
naturalism
style
33. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
consonance
epic
litotes
novella
34. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
harangue
euphemism
blank verse
abstract
35. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
wit
humanism
personification
light verse
36. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
idyll
ellipsis
title character
diction
37. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
metaphor
bibliography
villanelle
prosody
38. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
classic
Old English
syntax
moral
39. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
Gothic novel
subplot
rhyme
bathos
40. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
narrative
allusion
coming-of-age story
Apollonian
41. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
burlesque
litotes
ballad
stanza
42. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
Dionysian
burlesque
enjambment
idyll
43. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
consonance
light verse
archetype
rhythm
44. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
carpe diem
rhetorical stance
archetype
heroic couplet
45. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
couplet
hyperbole
epithet
pathos
46. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
epigram
pastoral
rhetoric
harangue
47. A verse with five poetic feet per line
simile
wit
pentameter
figurative language
48. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
theme
style
denotation
versification
49. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
sarcasm
narrative
abstract
loose sentence
50. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
allusion
denouement
antithesis
non sequitur