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AP Literary Terms
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1. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders
irony
picaresque novel
end-stopped
realism
2. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
prosody
end-stopped
tragedy
abstract
3. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
Dionysian
rhythm
melodrama
maxim
4. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
muse
versification
burlesque
coming-of-age story
5. One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
verse
antithesis
bard
muse
6. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
catharsis
invective
euphemism
style
7. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
classic
motif
epic
moral
8. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
aphorism
tone
exposition
foreshadowing
9. The main character in a work of literature
humanism
foot
frame
protagonist
10. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
picaresque novel
idyll
verse
Gothic novel
11. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
idyll
rhythm
moral
metonymy
12. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
lyric poetry
analogy
epithet
rhyme scheme
13. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
roman a clef
coming-of-age story
hubris
metonymy
14. 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
harangue
fable
euphemism
rhythm
15. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
antithesis
indirect quotation
subtext
syntax
16. 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
voice
novel of manners
epithet
coming-of-age story
17. The emotional tone in a work of literature
humanism
burlesque
mood
theme
18. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
pulp fiction
flashback
light verse
tragedy
19. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
metaphysical poetry
invective
flashback
falling action
20. 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.
Middle English
wit
epic
mock epic
21. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
end-stopped
wit
rhetorical stance
lyric poetry
22. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
assonance
conceit
plot
picaresque novel
23. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
ellipsis
epithet
montage
genre
24. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
ode
allusion
verse
aphorism
25. 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
burlesque
archetype
genre
26. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
anachronism
rhythm
Old English
omniscient narrator
27. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
Old English
harangue
satire
Bildungsroman
28. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
moral
theme
wit
humanism
29. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large
carpe diem
persona
extended metaphor
enjambment
30. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
epic
elliptical construction
canon
explication
31. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
trope
bathos
in medias res
periodic sentence
32. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
moral
cacophony
sentimental
Middle English
33. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
satire
personification
metaphor
harangue
34. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
ballad
light verse
stanza
Apollonian
35. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
conceit
apostrophe
mode
parable
36. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
mode
diction
farce
expose
37. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
simile
enjambment
bibliography
elegy
38. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
pentameter
myth
ambiguity
villanelle
39. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
scan
image
annotation
romance
40. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
bathos
myth
analogy
euphemism
41. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
couplet
climax
setting
mood
42. A sentence that departs from the usual word order of English sentences by expressing its main though only at the end. In other words - the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support.
metaphor
rhyme scheme
periodic sentence
first-person narrative
43. 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
end-stopped
onomatopoeia
archetype
44. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
caricature
bibliography
scan
pentameter
45. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
ellipsis
romance
sentimental
antagonist
46. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
satire
Apollonian
climax
motif
47. A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole ('fifty masts' for fifty ships) or the whole signifies the part ('days' for life - as in 'He lived his days in Canada'). Also when the name of the material stands for the thing itself ('pigskin'
synecdoche
first-person narrative
Gothic novel
prosody
48. 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
rhetoric
metaphysical poetry
first-person narrative
kenning
49. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
aphorism
title character
belle-lettres
style
50. 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
theme
pun
caricature
irony
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