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AP Literary Terms
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1. 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
roman a clef
tone
coming-of-age story
prosody
2. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
wit
rhyme
Dionysian
ottava rima
3. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
stream of consciousness
classicism
elegy
subtext
4. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
parable
romance
eponymous
sentimental
5. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
humanism
Gothic novel
prosody
mode
6. A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated - often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected
irony
classicism
ode
humanism
7. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
onomatopoeia
mock epic
roman a clef
image
8. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
moral
foot
end-stopped
Dionysian
9. 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.
meter
antagonist
harangue
epic
10. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
novel of manners
farce
roman a clef
pun
11. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
climax
flashback
romance
euphemism
12. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
canon
quatrain
paraphrase
genre
13. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
rhythm
carpe diem
protagonist
symbolism
14. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
bombast
connotation
theme
bathos
15. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
deus ex machina
blank verse
lampoon
romance
16. The dictionary definition of a word
pastoral
stanza
denotation
genre
17. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
rhyme
harangue
Gothic novel
trope
18. 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
rhetorical stance
enjambment
loose sentence
periodic sentence
19. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
trope
denotation
bathos
pathetic fallacy
20. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
hyperbole
fantasy
syntax
rhythm
21. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
mood
ellipsis
bibliography
rhetoric
22. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
novel of manners
point of view
ellipsis
connotation
23. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
deus ex machina
versification
ballad
parable
24. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
rhetorical stance
personification
pulp fiction
antithesis
25. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
Gothic novel
voice
empathy
dramatic irony
26. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
consonance
genre
personification
assonance
27. 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
metaphysical poetry
roman a clef
falling action
28. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
foot
Old English
periodic sentence
classic
29. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
versification
farce
ellipsis
tragedy
30. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
mode
explication
rhythm
oxymoron
31. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
extended metaphor
invective
canon
pastoral
32. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
adage
rhyme scheme
Middle English
couplet
33. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
ottava rima
style
Middle English
empathy
34. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
sentiment
cacophony
ottava rima
sonnet
35. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
pulp fiction
pun
periodic sentence
melodrama
36. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
climax
simile
extended metaphor
protagonist
37. 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
elliptical construction
figurative language
motif
exegesis
38. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
roman a clef
verse
point of view
classicism
39. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
frame
meter
Old English
lampoon
40. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
wit
cacophony
novella
abstract
41. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
myth
caricature
coming-of-age story
connotation
42. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
euphemism
classicism
elliptical construction
naturalism
43. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
parable
personification
bibliography
canon
44. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
classic
antagonist
coming-of-age story
foreshadowing
45. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
pathetic fallacy
Dionysian
light verse
plot
46. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
hyperbole
archetype
oxymoron
synecdoche
47. A work of literature dealing with rural life
apostrophe
pastoral
verisimilitude
alliteration
48. 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.
periodic sentence
bard
mock epic
Apollonian
49. 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
cacophony
flashback
kenning
hyperbole
50. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
euphony
kenning
epithet
protagonist