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AP Literary Terms

Subjects : english, ap, literature
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1. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places






2. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative






3. 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






4. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem






5. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.






6. The dictionary definition of a word






7. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.






8. 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






9. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction






10. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation






11. 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






12. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature






13. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea






14. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things






15. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.






16. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay






17. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form






18. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot






19. The interpretation or analysis of a text.






20. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust






21. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words. In the sentence 'May was hot and June the same -' the verb 'was' is omitted from the second clause






22. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived






23. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased






24. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect






25. Grating - inharmonious sounds






26. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect






27. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.






28. A form of verse or prose that tells a story






29. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade






30. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true






31. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses






32. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -






33. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story






34. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character






35. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem






36. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.






37. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words






38. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances






39. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose






40. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior






41. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects






42. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general






43. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature






44. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet






45. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person






46. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






47. 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






48. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem






49. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






50. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile - and metaphor







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