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AP Literary Terms
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1. Grating - inharmonious sounds
alliteration
eponymous
picaresque novel
cacophony
2. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
ellipsis
quatrain
anachronism
pentameter
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
exegesis
melodrama
Bildungsroman
loose sentence
4. One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
rhetoric
denotation
muse
scan
5. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
mood
carpe diem
analogy
archetype
6. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
ballad
verse
myth
7. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
classic
persona
caesura
connotation
8. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
first-person narrative
lyric poetry
Bildungsroman
wit
9. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
metaphysical poetry
abstract
subtext
farce
10. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
hubris
verbal irony
apostrophe
bibliography
11. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
pentameter
farce
narrative
idyll
12. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
sentimental
enjambment
farce
title character
13. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
Old English
aphorism
apostrophe
onomatopoeia
14. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
non sequitur
expose
trope
epigram
15. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
caesura
bathos
style
coming-of-age story
16. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
ambiguity
synecdoche
pathos
elliptical construction
17. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
trope
epigram
coming-of-age story
belle-lettres
18. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
pastoral
caricature
first-person narrative
Dionysian
19. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
subplot
alliteration
ballad
figurative language
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
coming-of-age story
verbal irony
anachronism
annotation
21. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
metaphysical poetry
simile
harangue
diction
22. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
pun
naturalism
flashback
anachronism
23. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
antithesis
Apollonian
kenning
pulp fiction
24. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
archetype
persona
humanism
romance
25. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
maxim
ambiguity
prosody
stream of consciousness
26. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
voice
caricature
sentimental
idyll
27. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
canon
parable
carpe diem
Old English
28. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
sentimental
sonnet
fable
quatrain
29. 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
fable
climax
sentimental
caricature
30. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
protagonist
simile
in medias res
coming-of-age story
31. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
in medias res
pentameter
villanelle
bard
32. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
realism
rhetorical stance
bombast
in medias res
33. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
cacophony
personification
adage
Old English
34. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
empathy
couplet
realism
bibliography
35. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
aphorism
exposition
enjambment
periodic sentence
36. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
pastoral
Dionysian
subtext
lampoon
37. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
classicism
metaphysical poetry
diction
narrative
38. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
classic
persona
personification
setting
39. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
euphemism
pentameter
romance
blank verse
40. 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
exposition
end-stopped
bombast
41. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
catharsis
abstract
irony
scan
42. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
extended metaphor
motif
title character
Dionysian
43. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
rhythm
fable
ellipsis
stanza
44. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
indirect quotation
melodrama
connotation
ambiguity
45. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
bard
Old English
connotation
voice
46. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
pun
oxymoron
anachronism
archetype
47. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
rhythm
caricature
metonymy
naturalism
48. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
dramatic irony
anachronism
lyric poetry
rhetorical stance
49. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
moral
conceit
litotes
couplet
50. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
scan
persona
villanelle
ode