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AP Literary Terms
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1. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
title character
antagonist
realism
figurative language
2. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
euphemism
symbolism
catharsis
maxim
3. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
parable
narrative
rhetorical stance
assonance
4. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
rhyme
stream of consciousness
classicism
stanza
5. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
ode
simile
free verse
exegesis
6. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
exposition
hyperbole
tone
first-person narrative
7. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
pentameter
romance
maxim
verse
8. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
connotation
tone
rhythm
idyll
9. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
theme
satire
onomatopoeia
persona
10. Grating - inharmonious sounds
image
cacophony
antithesis
metaphor
11. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
deus ex machina
verbal irony
tone
cacophony
12. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
bibliography
paraphrase
euphony
Apollonian
13. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
simile
elegy
meter
fable
14. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
trope
idyll
periodic sentence
melodrama
15. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
euphemism
rhyme scheme
diction
montage
16. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
extended metaphor
Middle English
omniscient narrator
tone
17. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
light verse
style
irony
rhetoric
18. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
Bildungsroman
allegory
oxymoron
verse
19. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
prosody
analogy
epic
omniscient narrator
20. The main character in a work of literature
bathos
personification
protagonist
adage
21. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
Old English
Gothic novel
rhetorical stance
hyperbole
22. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
satire
non sequitur
Gothic novel
carpe diem
23. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
kenning
enjambment
setting
rhyme
24. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
apostrophe
setting
elliptical construction
sonnet
25. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
rhyme scheme
genre
humanism
romance
26. 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
novella
Bildungsroman
onomatopoeia
27. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
carpe diem
loose sentence
meter
Old English
28. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
elliptical construction
Old English
invective
image
29. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
narrative
omniscient narrator
carpe diem
parable
30. A term for the title character of a work of literature
conceit
maxim
eponymous
elliptical construction
31. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
villanelle
ambiguity
point of view
annotation
32. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
bibliography
alliteration
climax
fantasy
33. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
persona
prosody
climax
rhetoric
34. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
sonnet
heroic couplet
moral
exposition
35. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
invective
annotation
classic
point of view
36. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
figurative language
epic
plot
alliteration
37. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
rhyme scheme
paradox
syntax
style
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
tragedy
invective
fantasy
falling action
39. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
kenning
consonance
rhetoric
verse
40. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
verbal irony
pathetic fallacy
anachronism
quatrain
41. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
stanza
ambiguity
versification
carpe diem
42. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
ellipsis
figurative language
hubris
prosody
43. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
motif
idyll
heroic couplet
mode
44. The dictionary definition of a word
pastoral
denotation
syntax
invective
45. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
stream of consciousness
protagonist
pentameter
paradox
46. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
tragedy
romance
metonymy
foot
47. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
belle-lettres
extended metaphor
Old English
ambiguity
48. One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
allegory
muse
symbolism
analogy
49. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
bard
fantasy
farce
scan
50. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
novella
oxymoron
epithet
caricature