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AP Literary Terms
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1. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
fantasy
bard
realism
scan
2. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
antagonist
pathos
climax
humanism
3. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
pseudonym
lyric poetry
antagonist
protagonist
4. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
indirect quotation
bathos
metonymy
novella
5. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
burlesque
euphony
elegy
hubris
6. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
lampoon
syntax
caesura
sarcasm
7. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
stanza
mode
synecdoche
subplot
8. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
denouement
rhyme scheme
foreshadowing
setting
9. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated. Ex: 'The White House says...'
metonymy
humanism
denotation
rhythm
10. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pentameter
diction
theme
motif
11. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
trope
rhetoric
plot
farce
12. One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
mode
muse
litotes
burlesque
13. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
exposition
Apollonian
rhyme
omniscient narrator
14. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
dramatic irony
naturalism
denouement
elliptical construction
15. The emotional tone in a work of literature
epic
allusion
mood
caesura
16. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
rhyme
belle-lettres
connotation
pastoral
17. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
paradox
image
empathy
indirect quotation
18. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
persona
simile
rhyme
metonymy
19. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
paradox
assonance
Dionysian
bombast
20. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
omniscient narrator
voice
catharsis
onomatopoeia
21. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
verbal irony
figurative language
exposition
verse
22. 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
villanelle
falling action
novel of manners
expose
23. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
ellipsis
myth
mode
abstract
24. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
analogy
conceit
protagonist
humanism
25. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
mood
melodrama
Dionysian
light verse
26. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
syntax
anachronism
humanism
mood
27. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
blank verse
genre
caesura
anachronism
28. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
conceit
epithet
naturalism
ottava rima
29. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
prosody
theme
omniscient narrator
melodrama
30. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
subplot
roman a clef
empathy
Old English
31. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
classicism
tone
loose sentence
novel of manners
32. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
motif
symbolism
setting
exposition
33. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
omniscient narrator
light verse
synecdoche
diction
34. 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.
dramatic irony
plot
paraphrase
ambiguity
35. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
light verse
euphemism
first-person narrative
tone
36. '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.
in medias res
euphemism
anachronism
montage
37. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
classic
plot
exposition
realism
38. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
adage
paradox
exegesis
irony
39. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
carpe diem
alliteration
novel of manners
lampoon
40. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
alliteration
pseudonym
ballad
Dionysian
41. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
bard
expose
in medias res
tone
42. A term for the title character of a work of literature
verbal irony
protagonist
rhyme scheme
eponymous
43. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
novel of manners
end-stopped
periodic sentence
frame
44. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
epigram
annotation
abstract
subplot
45. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
first-person narrative
burlesque
pathos
empathy
46. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
motif
burlesque
personification
rhythm
47. 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.
theme
irony
mock epic
epic
48. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
melodrama
archetype
narrative
prosody
49. The work of poets - particularly those of the seventeenth century - that uses elaborate conceits - is highly intellectual - and expresses the complexities of love and life
antithesis
ballad
metaphysical poetry
quatrain
50. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
metaphysical poetry
paraphrase
sentiment
epithet