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AP Literary Terms
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1. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
mock epic
epithet
moral
pastoral
2. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
stanza
Middle English
analogy
meter
3. 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
euphony
theme
style
loose sentence
4. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
image
irony
verse
farce
5. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
tone
voice
paraphrase
anachronism
6. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
periodic sentence
idyll
bathos
stanza
7. The main character in a work of literature
tragedy
satire
pathos
protagonist
8. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
euphony
climax
eponymous
in medias res
9. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
belle-lettres
pastoral
archetype
anachronism
10. 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.
explication
Middle English
periodic sentence
litotes
11. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
exegesis
foot
light verse
muse
12. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
subtext
theme
setting
classicism
13. 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
periodic sentence
wit
villanelle
metaphysical poetry
14. 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
pseudonym
personification
fable
trope
15. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
ellipsis
carpe diem
novel of manners
bard
16. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
protagonist
cacophony
maxim
alliteration
17. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
ottava rima
extended metaphor
bibliography
antagonist
18. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
archetype
abstract
simile
denotation
19. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
personification
hyperbole
pathetic fallacy
Apollonian
20. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
omniscient narrator
bathos
alliteration
coming-of-age story
21. 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
hyperbole
coming-of-age story
novel of manners
simile
22. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is.
simile
omniscient narrator
Middle English
verisimilitude
23. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
elegy
denotation
omniscient narrator
enjambment
24. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
hubris
maxim
end-stopped
diction
25. A verse with five poetic feet per line
euphemism
rhyme scheme
mock epic
pentameter
26. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
hyperbole
assonance
pastoral
epigram
27. 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
image
pentameter
alliteration
28. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
catharsis
satire
scan
anachronism
29. 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
point of view
carpe diem
rhetoric
elliptical construction
30. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
heroic couplet
annotation
syntax
sonnet
31. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
bibliography
caricature
subplot
Old English
32. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
empathy
voice
trope
protagonist
33. 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
falling action
onomatopoeia
roman a clef
anachronism
34. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
verbal irony
rhythm
loose sentence
parable
35. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
verisimilitude
omniscient narrator
genre
bibliography
36. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
sonnet
figurative language
mode
first-person narrative
37. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
subtext
realism
meter
omniscient narrator
38. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
Dionysian
prosody
tone
realism
39. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
light verse
verse
Apollonian
metaphysical poetry
40. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
allegory
meter
melodrama
harangue
41. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
paradox
annotation
dramatic irony
Middle English
42. 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.
pun
litotes
epic
alliteration
43. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
moral
consonance
in medias res
subplot
44. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
blank verse
syntax
light verse
lampoon
45. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
epic
sarcasm
ellipsis
elegy
46. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
rhetorical stance
muse
Middle English
sonnet
47. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
cacophony
euphemism
style
ottava rima
48. The emotional tone in a work of literature
mood
tone
pseudonym
metaphysical poetry
49. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
conceit
deus ex machina
meter
archetype
50. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
first-person narrative
rhetoric
adage
falling action
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