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AP Literary Terms
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1. A work of literature dealing with rural life
pastoral
elegy
free verse
indirect quotation
2. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
climax
scan
Old English
dramatic irony
3. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
romance
melodrama
sarcasm
motif
4. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences: 'They promised freedom but provided slavery'
deus ex machina
lampoon
antithesis
voice
5. 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
explication
litotes
pseudonym
diction
6. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
ellipsis
meter
sentiment
stanza
7. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
kenning
extended metaphor
canon
point of view
8. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
annotation
tragedy
style
Old English
9. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
litotes
belle-lettres
Apollonian
Bildungsroman
10. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
muse
antagonist
adage
invective
11. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
tone
tragedy
plot
syntax
12. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
flashback
naturalism
pseudonym
lampoon
13. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
lyric poetry
trope
pathetic fallacy
bibliography
14. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
omniscient narrator
symbolism
denouement
archetype
15. 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.
fantasy
omniscient narrator
plot
synecdoche
16. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
lyric poetry
alliteration
narrative
loose sentence
17. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile - and metaphor
trope
verbal irony
verse
moral
18. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
antagonist
mock epic
foreshadowing
stream of consciousness
19. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
ode
apostrophe
tragedy
antithesis
20. A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that cause the hero considerable anguish
free verse
versification
tragedy
hubris
21. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
indirect quotation
paradox
sonnet
protagonist
22. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
tragedy
genre
ottava rima
prosody
23. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
symbolism
canon
bard
frame
24. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
assonance
plot
couplet
carpe diem
25. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
kenning
loose sentence
roman a clef
Bildungsroman
26. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
mood
moral
parable
humanism
27. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
sentiment
ode
scan
pulp fiction
28. 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'
in medias res
carpe diem
synecdoche
trope
29. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
annotation
falling action
novella
assonance
30. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
canon
figurative language
theme
wit
31. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
conceit
voice
rhyme scheme
ballad
32. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
classicism
narrative
climax
denouement
33. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
verbal irony
light verse
protagonist
first-person narrative
34. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
coming-of-age story
Middle English
allegory
epic
35. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
litotes
ellipsis
caricature
enjambment
36. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
expose
meter
apostrophe
pulp fiction
37. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
subplot
prosody
alliteration
mock epic
38. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders
epic
picaresque novel
harangue
sentiment
39. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
allusion
coming-of-age story
image
non sequitur
40. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
climax
versification
rhythm
alliteration
41. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
analogy
frame
Bildungsroman
simile
42. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
classic
montage
caricature
belle-lettres
43. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
kenning
subplot
rhetoric
mood
44. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
subplot
harangue
setting
aphorism
45. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
carpe diem
sarcasm
harangue
hyperbole
46. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
theme
bibliography
rhetorical stance
subtext
47. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
paradox
classicism
bombast
connotation
48. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
pastoral
cacophony
first-person narrative
pseudonym
49. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
stanza
exposition
metonymy
heroic couplet
50. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
epic
elegy
couplet
catharsis