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AP Literary Terms
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1. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
empathy
Dionysian
Gothic novel
abstract
2. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
ode
lyric poetry
Dionysian
bibliography
3. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is.
classic
hubris
novel of manners
verisimilitude
4. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
empathy
image
myth
falling action
5. Poetry written in iambic pentameter - the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
Gothic novel
blank verse
montage
wit
6. The structural form of a line of verse as revealed by the number of feet it contains. For example: monometer = 1foot; tetrameter = 4 feet; pentameter = 5 feet - and so forth
Middle English
allegory
humanism
versification
7. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
frame
ballad
rhyme scheme
euphony
8. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
subtext
euphony
verisimilitude
apostrophe
9. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
bathos
kenning
elegy
oxymoron
10. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
light verse
style
pastoral
onomatopoeia
11. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
connotation
genre
sentimental
canon
12. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders
ballad
metonymy
maxim
picaresque novel
13. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
first-person narrative
pseudonym
farce
villanelle
14. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
Bildungsroman
epigram
frame
protagonist
15. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
caricature
allusion
syntax
allegory
16. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
ballad
Apollonian
metonymy
exegesis
17. Also called 'pen name' or 'nom de plume'; a false name or alias used by writers. Ex: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
antagonist
pseudonym
free verse
sarcasm
18. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
versification
paraphrase
tone
verisimilitude
19. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
non sequitur
coming-of-age story
rhythm
anachronism
20. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
exegesis
mood
parable
consonance
21. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
satire
burlesque
couplet
metaphor
22. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences: 'They promised freedom but provided slavery'
rhythm
antithesis
classicism
lampoon
23. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
epigram
end-stopped
meter
burlesque
24. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
Gothic novel
adage
periodic sentence
rhyme
25. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
hubris
verbal irony
epigram
end-stopped
26. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
hyperbole
muse
dramatic irony
Old English
27. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
eponymous
exegesis
Middle English
pastoral
28. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
omniscient narrator
paraphrase
novella
Dionysian
29. The emotional tone in a work of literature
realism
mood
first-person narrative
pathos
30. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
fantasy
euphony
in medias res
allegory
31. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
novel of manners
apostrophe
heroic couplet
ellipsis
32. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
heroic couplet
versification
theme
canon
33. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
pathetic fallacy
kenning
enjambment
eponymous
34. '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.
picaresque novel
in medias res
consonance
aphorism
35. 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
epithet
harangue
synecdoche
fable
36. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
antagonist
versification
syntax
paradox
37. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
pseudonym
bombast
meter
exegesis
38. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
melodrama
humanism
realism
coming-of-age story
39. The main character in a work of literature
conceit
protagonist
wit
caricature
40. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
point of view
lampoon
onomatopoeia
pseudonym
41. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
epigram
omniscient narrator
metonymy
hyperbole
42. 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
Bildungsroman
verbal irony
meter
symbolism
43. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
adage
rhetoric
stanza
foot
44. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
myth
figurative language
irony
exposition
45. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
realism
maxim
abstract
caesura
46. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
pathos
anachronism
empathy
abstract
47. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
alliteration
sentiment
annotation
rhyme
48. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
flashback
epigram
metaphysical poetry
voice
49. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
figurative language
bibliography
abstract
moral
50. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
hubris
antagonist
foreshadowing
idyll