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AP Literary Terms
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1. 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
rhetoric
Bildungsroman
eponymous
scan
2. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
pathetic fallacy
idyll
ottava rima
pentameter
3. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
classic
canon
omniscient narrator
melodrama
4. 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
trope
expose
fable
canon
5. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet
trope
roman a clef
free verse
analogy
6. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
picaresque novel
archetype
denouement
ottava rima
7. A parody of traditional epic form. It usually treats a frivolous topic with extreme seriousness - using conventions such as invocations to the Muse - action-packed battle scenes - and accounts of heroic exploits.
mock epic
onomatopoeia
romance
paraphrase
8. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
parable
foot
classic
tragedy
9. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
Apollonian
elegy
bathos
alliteration
10. 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'
novella
synecdoche
protagonist
invective
11. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
subtext
loose sentence
theme
meter
12. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
heroic couplet
rhyme scheme
protagonist
free verse
13. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
extended metaphor
oxymoron
rhetorical stance
ballad
14. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
explication
figurative language
prosody
periodic sentence
15. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
oxymoron
genre
in medias res
parable
16. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
climax
antagonist
verisimilitude
parable
17. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
non sequitur
hubris
figurative language
rhetoric
18. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
periodic sentence
montage
idyll
hyperbole
19. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
expose
montage
explication
apostrophe
20. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
point of view
empathy
novel of manners
synecdoche
21. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
classic
denotation
Dionysian
pathos
22. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
point of view
enjambment
mood
aphorism
23. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
subplot
ottava rima
verbal irony
bathos
24. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
dramatic irony
rhythm
elegy
ottava rima
25. 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.
explication
epic
paradox
Apollonian
26. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
persona
metonymy
maxim
elegy
27. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
ellipsis
sarcasm
fable
Dionysian
28. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
novel of manners
blank verse
euphemism
subtext
29. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
plot
end-stopped
analogy
farce
30. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
pulp fiction
ambiguity
lyric poetry
frame
31. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
aphorism
pathetic fallacy
quatrain
denotation
32. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
Gothic novel
image
bombast
caricature
33. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
denouement
plot
stanza
villanelle
34. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
elegy
epithet
epic
subtext
35. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
sentimental
symbolism
sonnet
roman a clef
36. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
onomatopoeia
carpe diem
classic
humanism
37. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
hubris
euphemism
Middle English
novella
38. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
empathy
epic
rhyme
light verse
39. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
blank verse
enjambment
denouement
prosody
40. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
carpe diem
omniscient narrator
subtext
alliteration
41. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
exposition
stream of consciousness
trope
frame
42. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
blank verse
ballad
humanism
epigram
43. 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
protagonist
epic
metaphysical poetry
allegory
44. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
pathos
pulp fiction
stanza
classicism
45. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
catharsis
ode
exegesis
persona
46. The dictionary definition of a word
synecdoche
invective
denotation
bibliography
47. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
farce
metaphor
persona
synecdoche
48. 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
litotes
onomatopoeia
wit
irony
49. A verse with five poetic feet per line
epic
novella
maxim
pentameter
50. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
myth
metaphysical poetry
pathos
diction
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