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AP Literary Terms
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1. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
blank verse
farce
genre
tragedy
2. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
archetype
antagonist
exegesis
falling action
3. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
voice
assonance
parable
Apollonian
4. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
epithet
dramatic irony
figurative language
bard
5. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
enjambment
prosody
Apollonian
non sequitur
6. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
subplot
annotation
villanelle
dramatic irony
7. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
paradox
personification
bathos
heroic couplet
8. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
elegy
irony
motif
ballad
9. 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.
pulp fiction
farce
plot
adage
10. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
anachronism
loose sentence
ottava rima
scan
11. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
synecdoche
persona
prosody
epic
12. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
harangue
bibliography
rhyme scheme
rhythm
13. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
first-person narrative
tone
invective
loose sentence
14. 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.
consonance
verisimilitude
denouement
montage
15. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
elegy
eponymous
antithesis
allegory
16. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
euphemism
carpe diem
canon
epithet
17. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
sonnet
climax
classic
protagonist
18. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
foot
paraphrase
rhetorical stance
allusion
19. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
consonance
antithesis
pathetic fallacy
theme
20. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
ambiguity
point of view
naturalism
annotation
21. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
humanism
bathos
connotation
fantasy
22. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
ellipsis
burlesque
novella
expose
23. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
hubris
classic
pathetic fallacy
realism
24. The structural form of a line of verse as revealed by the number of feet it contains. For example: monometer = 1foot; tetrameter = 4 feet; pentameter = 5 feet - and so forth
abstract
Apollonian
deus ex machina
versification
25. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
montage
tragedy
scan
26. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
exegesis
eponymous
alliteration
blank verse
27. A work of literature dealing with rural life
naturalism
frame
pastoral
bibliography
28. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
montage
metaphor
genre
light verse
29. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
moral
scan
parable
personification
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
Bildungsroman
idyll
bibliography
omniscient narrator
31. 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.
epic
non sequitur
title character
Dionysian
32. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
explication
exposition
annotation
setting
33. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
setting
exegesis
foreshadowing
34. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
end-stopped
catharsis
point of view
humanism
35. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
empathy
picaresque novel
pathos
elegy
36. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
rhetoric
exposition
apostrophe
satire
37. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
fantasy
indirect quotation
simile
sentiment
38. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
Old English
caesura
farce
pulp fiction
39. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
annotation
pseudonym
mock epic
diction
40. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
irony
frame
pun
rhetoric
41. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
apostrophe
classicism
tone
pun
42. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
rhyme scheme
syntax
metaphor
burlesque
43. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
analogy
Middle English
caesura
classic
44. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
diction
verse
novel of manners
conceit
45. 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
theme
irony
fable
oxymoron
46. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
epithet
image
epigram
romance
47. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
myth
paraphrase
dramatic irony
pathos
48. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
Bildungsroman
narrative
metaphysical poetry
voice
49. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
novel of manners
bombast
sarcasm
protagonist
50. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
bibliography
hyperbole
fable
connotation