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AP Literary Terms
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1. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
foot
canon
light verse
carpe diem
2. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
omniscient narrator
scan
verse
myth
3. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
end-stopped
subtext
lampoon
antagonist
4. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
denouement
antithesis
denotation
pentameter
5. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
Bildungsroman
maxim
ballad
litotes
6. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
burlesque
paraphrase
ottava rima
classicism
7. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
indirect quotation
diction
pathos
Apollonian
8. 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
connotation
consonance
irony
omniscient narrator
9. 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
exegesis
aphorism
epigram
10. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences: 'They promised freedom but provided slavery'
kenning
antithesis
scan
aphorism
11. One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
verbal irony
muse
synecdoche
Bildungsroman
12. Also called 'pen name' or 'nom de plume'; a false name or alias used by writers. Ex: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
novella
muse
antithesis
pseudonym
13. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
antagonist
prosody
coming-of-age story
narrative
14. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
pathos
meter
diction
consonance
15. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
hubris
tragedy
apostrophe
extended metaphor
16. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
epithet
sonnet
aphorism
figurative language
17. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
climax
annotation
fantasy
mode
18. The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events - including exposition - rising action - climax - falling action - and resolution.
allusion
plot
tragedy
oxymoron
19. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
climax
bard
caricature
motif
20. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
oxymoron
setting
climax
point of view
21. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
ballad
image
verbal irony
pseudonym
22. 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
elliptical construction
theme
tragedy
maxim
23. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
exegesis
abstract
coming-of-age story
stanza
24. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
analogy
extended metaphor
bibliography
explication
25. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
verisimilitude
epigram
apostrophe
alliteration
26. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
sarcasm
belle-lettres
dramatic irony
parable
27. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
naturalism
litotes
caricature
anachronism
28. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
epigram
moral
foot
mood
29. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
mock epic
allusion
climax
non sequitur
30. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
elegy
epigram
naturalism
lampoon
31. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
meter
indirect quotation
mode
hyperbole
32. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
deus ex machina
extended metaphor
first-person narrative
fantasy
33. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
fantasy
prosody
lampoon
caesura
34. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
pathetic fallacy
annotation
narrative
paradox
35. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
foot
theme
hyperbole
voice
36. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
pathetic fallacy
eponymous
ballad
abstract
37. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
aphorism
hyperbole
Middle English
plot
38. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
melodrama
villanelle
canon
trope
39. 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
moral
extended metaphor
pentameter
40. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
couplet
figurative language
pulp fiction
indirect quotation
41. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
mood
foot
climax
montage
42. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
Middle English
allegory
hubris
syntax
43. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
mood
expose
subtext
figurative language
44. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
ellipsis
classic
trope
realism
45. 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
figurative language
pathetic fallacy
euphony
46. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders
picaresque novel
trope
Gothic novel
analogy
47. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
meter
eponymous
empathy
hubris
48. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
flashback
non sequitur
deus ex machina
muse
49. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
satire
Apollonian
pathetic fallacy
genre
50. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
epic
loose sentence
satire
Gothic novel