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AP Literary Terms
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1. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
carpe diem
Old English
syntax
anachronism
2. 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'
mood
Dionysian
personification
synecdoche
3. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
roman a clef
flashback
meter
allusion
4. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
figurative language
allusion
ellipsis
expose
5. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
rhetoric
invective
verbal irony
oxymoron
6. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile - and metaphor
abstract
trope
foot
dramatic irony
7. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
rhetorical stance
subtext
villanelle
tone
8. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity. Ex: He's not a bad dancer
litotes
pentameter
consonance
allusion
9. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
epigram
parable
caricature
naturalism
10. 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
euphemism
personification
elliptical construction
empathy
11. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
muse
pun
foreshadowing
novella
12. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
archetype
Gothic novel
motif
bathos
13. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
first-person narrative
hubris
pentameter
realism
14. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
villanelle
novel of manners
burlesque
denouement
15. 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
hyperbole
extended metaphor
diction
16. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
epithet
muse
maxim
flashback
17. The main character in a work of literature
protagonist
voice
idyll
montage
18. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
archetype
fable
light verse
wit
19. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
foot
personification
novella
classicism
20. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
loose sentence
verisimilitude
verse
Old English
21. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large
apostrophe
novel of manners
persona
mode
22. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
exposition
pathetic fallacy
ottava rima
bathos
23. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
meter
antagonist
bard
persona
24. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
stream of consciousness
exposition
sentimental
humanism
25. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
montage
denouement
onomatopoeia
26. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
novel of manners
stanza
canon
symbolism
27. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
muse
indirect quotation
adage
quatrain
28. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
dramatic irony
verse
euphemism
Middle English
29. 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.
adage
mock epic
empathy
free verse
30. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
trope
Old English
rhyme
sonnet
31. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
humanism
pulp fiction
onomatopoeia
end-stopped
32. The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that suprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene
wit
allegory
foot
antagonist
33. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
novella
consonance
maxim
moral
34. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
analogy
quatrain
farce
onomatopoeia
35. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
end-stopped
pseudonym
allusion
symbolism
36. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
non sequitur
oxymoron
stanza
free verse
37. 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.
allusion
antithesis
epic
melodrama
38. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
ottava rima
parable
falling action
empathy
39. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
periodic sentence
pulp fiction
caricature
synecdoche
40. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pentameter
setting
roman a clef
mode
41. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
mode
dramatic irony
foot
falling action
42. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
empathy
point of view
paraphrase
hubris
43. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
carpe diem
simile
foreshadowing
lyric poetry
44. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
subplot
title character
satire
myth
45. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
verse
quatrain
farce
image
46. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
novella
symbolism
plot
rhythm
47. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
catharsis
ballad
Old English
burlesque
48. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
pulp fiction
exegesis
novel of manners
belle-lettres
49. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
rhetorical stance
stream of consciousness
satire
abstract
50. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
kenning
anachronism
scan
enjambment