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AP Literary Terms
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1. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
allusion
villanelle
cacophony
empathy
2. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
villanelle
elegy
melodrama
pathetic fallacy
3. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
in medias res
anachronism
foot
enjambment
4. A work of literature dealing with rural life
pastoral
foot
rhyme
pseudonym
5. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
metaphor
protagonist
consonance
foot
6. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
trope
maxim
ambiguity
lyric poetry
7. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
antagonist
bibliography
climax
pseudonym
8. The emotional tone in a work of literature
mood
symbolism
extended metaphor
Middle English
9. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
scan
plot
abstract
lampoon
10. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
classic
novella
epigram
sonnet
11. 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.
ottava rima
montage
epic
metonymy
12. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
kenning
bibliography
non sequitur
myth
13. 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...'
apostrophe
metonymy
maxim
aphorism
14. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
pentameter
diction
denouement
burlesque
15. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
pathos
style
conceit
wit
16. The main character in a work of literature
protagonist
free verse
verbal irony
bibliography
17. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
aphorism
invective
blank verse
antagonist
18. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
allusion
ode
genre
Gothic novel
19. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
apostrophe
elliptical construction
caricature
quatrain
20. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
carpe diem
frame
bombast
sarcasm
21. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
symbolism
foreshadowing
explication
omniscient narrator
22. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
in medias res
prosody
omniscient narrator
paraphrase
23. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
protagonist
quatrain
subplot
extended metaphor
24. 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.
verisimilitude
meter
point of view
explication
25. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
enjambment
verisimilitude
fable
non sequitur
26. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
sentiment
ballad
Old English
quatrain
27. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
pentameter
farce
fable
fantasy
28. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
Old English
belle-lettres
catharsis
mood
29. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
symbolism
hyperbole
Bildungsroman
narrative
30. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
first-person narrative
allegory
exegesis
epithet
31. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
non sequitur
sentiment
realism
epic
32. A device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities - as in 'ring-giver' for king and 'whale-road' for ocean
sentimental
kenning
versification
figurative language
33. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
figurative language
flashback
burlesque
syntax
34. 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
figurative language
subplot
meter
35. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
simile
Bildungsroman
eponymous
paradox
36. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
ballad
indirect quotation
fable
heroic couplet
37. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
end-stopped
light verse
hyperbole
connotation
38. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
diction
elegy
personification
assonance
39. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
fable
maxim
couplet
syntax
40. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
deus ex machina
pun
roman a clef
denotation
41. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
connotation
annotation
paradox
idyll
42. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
conceit
archetype
expose
voice
43. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
hubris
lampoon
pun
conceit
44. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
conceit
hubris
belle-lettres
protagonist
45. 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
litotes
caesura
exposition
elliptical construction
46. A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that cause the hero considerable anguish
annotation
rhetorical stance
tragedy
onomatopoeia
47. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
rhyme scheme
omniscient narrator
genre
flashback
48. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
analogy
bibliography
plot
verse
49. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
roman a clef
naturalism
deus ex machina
flashback
50. 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
tragedy
empathy
aphorism
irony