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AP Literary Terms
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1. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
in medias res
catharsis
voice
flashback
2. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
metonymy
parable
antithesis
caesura
3. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
genre
satire
muse
consonance
4. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
novella
elegy
analogy
verbal irony
5. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
stanza
motif
ode
denouement
6. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
personification
pentameter
foot
meter
7. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
quatrain
genre
point of view
bombast
8. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
trope
allusion
apostrophe
fable
9. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
aphorism
exposition
meter
Middle English
10. Poetry written in iambic pentameter - the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
blank verse
invective
elliptical construction
ambiguity
11. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
light verse
rhetoric
figurative language
coming-of-age story
12. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
personification
anachronism
analogy
narrative
13. The emotional tone in a work of literature
abstract
mood
simile
moral
14. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
invective
caesura
paradox
elegy
15. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
quatrain
classic
syntax
diction
16. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
parable
alliteration
villanelle
classicism
17. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
annotation
foreshadowing
irony
ambiguity
18. Also called 'pen name' or 'nom de plume'; a false name or alias used by writers. Ex: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
motif
anachronism
adage
pseudonym
19. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
metaphor
maxim
title character
novella
20. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
rhythm
light verse
synecdoche
pastoral
21. A term for the title character of a work of literature
pastoral
conceit
in medias res
eponymous
22. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
blank verse
canon
caricature
falling action
23. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated. Ex: 'The White House says...'
metonymy
connotation
periodic sentence
catharsis
24. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
lyric poetry
moral
euphemism
plot
25. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
kenning
lyric poetry
trope
scan
26. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
deus ex machina
elegy
pseudonym
consonance
27. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
light verse
novel of manners
eponymous
explication
28. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
Old English
Middle English
omniscient narrator
subtext
29. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
pseudonym
ballad
ambiguity
cacophony
30. 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.
frame
allusion
carpe diem
verisimilitude
31. 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
loose sentence
free verse
theme
in medias res
32. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
archetype
invective
stream of consciousness
allegory
33. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
climax
explication
irony
mode
34. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
syntax
myth
humanism
caricature
35. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
antithesis
end-stopped
sarcasm
classic
36. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
explication
non sequitur
melodrama
canon
37. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
dramatic irony
subplot
blank verse
satire
38. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
oxymoron
roman a clef
annotation
aphorism
39. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
stream of consciousness
hyperbole
eponymous
fantasy
40. The dictionary definition of a word
symbolism
allegory
denotation
elliptical construction
41. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
irony
Apollonian
parable
fantasy
42. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
realism
simile
epithet
elliptical construction
43. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
falling action
burlesque
paradox
non sequitur
44. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
consonance
syntax
enjambment
couplet
45. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
mock epic
meter
pathos
voice
46. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
end-stopped
archetype
protagonist
onomatopoeia
47. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
caricature
extended metaphor
prosody
tone
48. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
maxim
hubris
figurative language
novella
49. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
tone
melodrama
alliteration
novella
50. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
parable
classicism
versification
pathetic fallacy