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AP Literary Terms
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1. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
title character
explication
annotation
classicism
2. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
deus ex machina
villanelle
invective
classicism
3. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
plot
periodic sentence
parable
euphony
4. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
verbal irony
paraphrase
fantasy
rhyme
5. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
bard
setting
humanism
periodic sentence
6. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
style
naturalism
bibliography
periodic sentence
7. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
adage
Dionysian
hubris
Gothic novel
8. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
sarcasm
Dionysian
belle-lettres
melodrama
9. 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
allusion
rhetorical stance
elliptical construction
exegesis
10. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
caricature
sentiment
climax
image
11. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
stanza
antagonist
enjambment
Bildungsroman
12. A work of literature dealing with rural life
fable
hyperbole
pastoral
classicism
13. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
ellipsis
caesura
quatrain
irony
14. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
sonnet
narrative
antagonist
free verse
15. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
symbolism
rhyme scheme
loose sentence
metaphysical poetry
16. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet
hyperbole
rhetorical stance
free verse
light verse
17. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
metaphor
bombast
myth
ambiguity
18. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
pseudonym
alliteration
stanza
melodrama
19. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
assonance
setting
elegy
indirect quotation
20. One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
classicism
periodic sentence
muse
metaphor
21. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
catharsis
free verse
myth
apostrophe
22. 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.
periodic sentence
Middle English
blank verse
loose sentence
23. 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
rhyme
elliptical construction
metaphysical poetry
denouement
24. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
apostrophe
pathetic fallacy
mode
hubris
25. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
verisimilitude
analogy
Bildungsroman
voice
26. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
foot
theme
harangue
humanism
27. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
ambiguity
personification
deus ex machina
verisimilitude
28. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
syntax
expose
roman a clef
mock epic
29. 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
hyperbole
falling action
rhyme
30. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
Middle English
loose sentence
quatrain
invective
31. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
novel of manners
synecdoche
simile
conceit
32. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
enjambment
harangue
meter
image
33. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
sentimental
archetype
hubris
Apollonian
34. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
canon
expose
voice
symbolism
35. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
quatrain
flashback
rhetorical stance
litotes
36. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
periodic sentence
explication
point of view
fable
37. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
extended metaphor
narrative
figurative language
alliteration
38. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
tone
rhyme
fable
title character
39. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
meter
theme
indirect quotation
connotation
40. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
motif
Middle English
tone
extended metaphor
41. 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
irony
loose sentence
foreshadowing
exegesis
42. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
roman a clef
diction
aphorism
catharsis
43. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
pun
allusion
rhythm
melodrama
44. 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
persona
kenning
rhetoric
point of view
45. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
symbolism
idyll
onomatopoeia
elegy
46. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
irony
parable
Old English
romance
47. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
Dionysian
allegory
pulp fiction
ode
48. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
heroic couplet
bathos
hyperbole
elegy
49. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
euphony
Middle English
pun
onomatopoeia
50. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
climax
Dionysian
carpe diem
verbal irony