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AP Literary Terms
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1. 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
metaphysical poetry
hyperbole
tragedy
canon
2. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
couplet
setting
personification
allegory
3. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
foreshadowing
elegy
rhetoric
ambiguity
4. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
litotes
antagonist
moral
metaphor
5. A term for the title character of a work of literature
symbolism
bombast
eponymous
sonnet
6. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
belle-lettres
verse
burlesque
novel of manners
7. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
extended metaphor
pun
narrative
end-stopped
8. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
analogy
image
trope
sentiment
9. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
falling action
quatrain
carpe diem
climax
10. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
periodic sentence
epithet
diction
flashback
11. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
ballad
annotation
title character
light verse
12. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
genre
in medias res
narrative
paraphrase
13. 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
subtext
expose
adage
14. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
caesura
omniscient narrator
realism
first-person narrative
15. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
humanism
verbal irony
trope
persona
16. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
bombast
bathos
expose
muse
17. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
indirect quotation
ellipsis
ambiguity
wit
18. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
carpe diem
roman a clef
setting
classic
19. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
pathetic fallacy
quatrain
climax
paradox
20. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
melodrama
onomatopoeia
couplet
21. Also called 'pen name' or 'nom de plume'; a false name or alias used by writers. Ex: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
foreshadowing
pseudonym
omniscient narrator
oxymoron
22. An extended narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero that is generally larger than life and is often considered a legendary figure - i.e. Odysseus - Beowulf - Homer's Iliad - Vergil's Aeneid.
plot
mock epic
omniscient narrator
epic
23. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
explication
rhetorical stance
elegy
lampoon
24. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
euphemism
tragedy
farce
simile
25. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
heroic couplet
alliteration
climax
setting
26. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
caesura
end-stopped
pulp fiction
connotation
27. The main character in a work of literature
novella
conceit
synecdoche
protagonist
28. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
euphony
euphemism
naturalism
ballad
29. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
bard
pathetic fallacy
parable
denouement
30. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
denotation
narrative
Old English
style
31. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
anachronism
belle-lettres
simile
oxymoron
32. A sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences - i.e. subject-verb-object. The main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses
caesura
subplot
rhetorical stance
loose sentence
33. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
carpe diem
omniscient narrator
invective
roman a clef
34. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
ellipsis
antithesis
rhyme scheme
Gothic novel
35. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
melodrama
meter
protagonist
novella
36. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
catharsis
Middle English
meter
free verse
37. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
Gothic novel
Dionysian
onomatopoeia
pseudonym
38. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
scan
explication
ode
parable
39. The dictionary definition of a word
denouement
metaphor
denotation
melodrama
40. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
farce
metaphor
paradox
expose
41. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
villanelle
rhetoric
syntax
rhyme
42. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
subplot
expose
free verse
epigram
43. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
quatrain
kenning
couplet
stanza
44. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
archetype
bibliography
hyperbole
catharsis
45. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
aphorism
anachronism
mode
deus ex machina
46. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
Middle English
light verse
explication
oxymoron
47. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
enjambment
bibliography
Middle English
style
48. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
theme
realism
tone
Apollonian
49. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
humanism
stream of consciousness
annotation
end-stopped
50. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
verbal irony
romance
prosody
wit
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