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AP Literary Terms
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1. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
expose
simile
verse
ottava rima
2. 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
expose
kenning
pulp fiction
quatrain
3. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
fable
conceit
idyll
verbal irony
4. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
idyll
paraphrase
harangue
tone
5. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
connotation
pun
muse
novella
6. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences: 'They promised freedom but provided slavery'
bombast
metaphor
melodrama
antithesis
7. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
lampoon
pseudonym
image
euphemism
8. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
falling action
analogy
extended metaphor
ode
9. 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.
adage
mock epic
first-person narrative
deus ex machina
10. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
invective
anachronism
flashback
Old English
11. 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
meter
versification
wit
first-person narrative
12. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
myth
verse
mock epic
simile
13. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
litotes
apostrophe
stream of consciousness
adage
14. A term for the title character of a work of literature
Dionysian
eponymous
fantasy
verse
15. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
classic
couplet
end-stopped
light verse
16. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
omniscient narrator
explication
classic
fantasy
17. 'In the middle of things'--a Latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events - but at some other critical point.
alliteration
in medias res
Old English
bard
18. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacophony
diction
light verse
narrative
19. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
ambiguity
bibliography
frame
end-stopped
20. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders
epic
versification
catharsis
picaresque novel
21. 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
idyll
style
Bildungsroman
foot
22. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
non sequitur
rhetorical stance
realism
mode
23. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
fable
naturalism
scan
personification
24. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
pun
ode
humanism
anachronism
25. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
lampoon
adage
denotation
epithet
26. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
rhetoric
caricature
Old English
classic
27. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
assonance
caesura
invective
quatrain
28. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
humanism
epithet
alliteration
image
29. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
ellipsis
paraphrase
motif
dramatic irony
30. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
oxymoron
protagonist
meter
pun
31. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
adage
satire
bibliography
Gothic novel
32. One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
lyric poetry
muse
point of view
diction
33. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
cacophony
annotation
pathetic fallacy
foreshadowing
34. The emotional tone in a work of literature
consonance
mood
prosody
euphony
35. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
synecdoche
romance
Dionysian
bibliography
36. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
versification
rhythm
mock epic
blank verse
37. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
frame
metaphysical poetry
first-person narrative
epithet
38. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
muse
realism
quatrain
moral
39. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
romance
abstract
connotation
motif
40. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
harangue
classicism
sentimental
farce
41. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
exegesis
point of view
sentiment
Bildungsroman
42. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
oxymoron
synecdoche
coming-of-age story
belle-lettres
43. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
synecdoche
blank verse
bombast
dramatic irony
44. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
synecdoche
heroic couplet
irony
lyric poetry
45. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
coming-of-age story
rhyme
rhetoric
bombast
46. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
apostrophe
roman a clef
melodrama
exposition
47. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
title character
Bildungsroman
abstract
lampoon
48. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
conceit
idyll
epithet
style
49. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
denotation
Apollonian
dramatic irony
point of view
50. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
explication
invective
canon
novel of manners