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AP Literary Terms
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1. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
harangue
myth
tone
anachronism
2. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
assonance
euphony
persona
consonance
3. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
maxim
explication
style
caricature
4. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
allegory
title character
classic
canon
5. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
ballad
farce
sarcasm
sentimental
6. 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
bibliography
picaresque novel
metaphysical poetry
blank verse
7. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
hubris
allegory
consonance
pathos
8. 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
expose
rhetoric
Bildungsroman
figurative language
9. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
idyll
lyric poetry
Dionysian
plot
10. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
fantasy
end-stopped
style
sonnet
11. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
syntax
verbal irony
naturalism
foreshadowing
12. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
antagonist
montage
fable
lampoon
13. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
theme
euphemism
stream of consciousness
stanza
14. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
image
coming-of-age story
title character
connotation
15. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
climax
apostrophe
symbolism
humanism
16. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
alliteration
abstract
meter
pentameter
17. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
naturalism
denouement
idyll
style
18. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
antithesis
parable
antagonist
sentiment
19. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
farce
quatrain
caesura
foot
20. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
euphony
cacophony
irony
ode
21. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
diction
simile
scan
exegesis
22. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile - and metaphor
foot
caesura
trope
abstract
23. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
fable
rhyme
Old English
frame
24. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
synecdoche
theme
catharsis
archetype
25. A sentence that departs from the usual word order of English sentences by expressing its main though only at the end. In other words - the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support.
burlesque
periodic sentence
novella
deus ex machina
26. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
Gothic novel
caesura
idyll
Dionysian
27. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
parable
alliteration
title character
voice
28. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
canon
non sequitur
assonance
29. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
antithesis
pathos
stanza
dramatic irony
30. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
figurative language
hubris
metaphor
exegesis
31. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
parable
adage
free verse
classic
32. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
classic
explication
paraphrase
bard
33. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
novella
rhyme
litotes
personification
34. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
genre
fantasy
caricature
euphemism
35. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
paraphrase
syntax
deus ex machina
ode
36. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
empathy
realism
first-person narrative
rhythm
37. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
moral
subplot
prosody
abstract
38. The action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the resolution of the conflict
montage
muse
verbal irony
falling action
39. 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'
rhetoric
simile
synecdoche
oxymoron
40. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
paraphrase
verisimilitude
personification
farce
41. A verse with five poetic feet per line
classic
pentameter
empathy
elegy
42. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
melodrama
ballad
rhetorical stance
ambiguity
43. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
euphony
foot
assonance
quatrain
44. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
coming-of-age story
classicism
end-stopped
sonnet
45. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
fantasy
picaresque novel
consonance
Gothic novel
46. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
Gothic novel
symbolism
myth
rhyme scheme
47. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
allusion
kenning
apostrophe
ellipsis
48. 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
farce
canon
fable
enjambment
49. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words. In the sentence 'May was hot and June the same -' the verb 'was' is omitted from the second clause
persona
rhetorical stance
cacophony
elliptical construction
50. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
hyperbole
subplot
caricature
satire