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AP Literary Terms
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1. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
Dionysian
Apollonian
novella
melodrama
2. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
romance
heroic couplet
versification
belle-lettres
3. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
meter
omniscient narrator
caricature
annotation
4. A work of literature dealing with rural life
hyperbole
classicism
pastoral
foreshadowing
5. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
naturalism
voice
pentameter
romance
6. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
Bildungsroman
caricature
flashback
anachronism
7. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
sarcasm
stanza
narrative
verbal irony
8. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
extended metaphor
persona
enjambment
caricature
9. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
conceit
symbolism
dramatic irony
foreshadowing
10. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
explication
epigram
roman a clef
farce
11. The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events - including exposition - rising action - climax - falling action - and resolution.
plot
Middle English
bard
ambiguity
12. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
trope
consonance
classic
motif
13. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
verisimilitude
setting
picaresque novel
antithesis
14. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
sentiment
satire
exegesis
foot
15. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
genre
indirect quotation
diction
allegory
16. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
expose
bombast
foot
plot
17. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
verbal irony
meter
moral
plot
18. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
lyric poetry
Dionysian
symbolism
antagonist
19. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
flashback
pentameter
canon
roman a clef
20. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
naturalism
classic
myth
climax
21. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
sarcasm
verbal irony
abstract
stanza
22. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
analogy
metaphor
myth
ellipsis
23. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
in medias res
parable
flashback
image
24. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
melodrama
empathy
naturalism
exposition
25. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
invective
flashback
periodic sentence
novel of manners
26. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
blank verse
Apollonian
onomatopoeia
pathos
27. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
quatrain
fantasy
couplet
blank verse
28. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
myth
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
simile
29. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
rhetoric
coming-of-age story
maxim
theme
30. 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.
extended metaphor
verisimilitude
stanza
muse
31. 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
cacophony
satire
sonnet
32. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
syntax
paraphrase
abstract
eponymous
33. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
simile
abstract
antithesis
Old English
34. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
rhetorical stance
empathy
genre
onomatopoeia
35. 'In the middle of things'--a Latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events - but at some other critical point.
pulp fiction
euphemism
in medias res
enjambment
36. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
Apollonian
caesura
conceit
blank verse
37. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
ode
Gothic novel
onomatopoeia
belle-lettres
38. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
synecdoche
allusion
image
protagonist
39. A sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences - i.e. subject-verb-object. The main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses
loose sentence
flashback
lyric poetry
in medias res
40. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
catharsis
apostrophe
euphony
kenning
41. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
tone
expose
rhetorical stance
Old English
42. A tale in which a young protagonist experiences an introduction to adulthood. The character may develop understanding via disillusionment - education - doses of reality - or any other experiences that alter his or her emotional or intellectual maturi
synecdoche
muse
mood
coming-of-age story
43. 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
ambiguity
exposition
style
44. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
bombast
onomatopoeia
tone
sentimental
45. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
genre
pun
denouement
melodrama
46. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
hubris
assonance
muse
analogy
47. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
harangue
verse
archetype
mock epic
48. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
cacophony
personification
metaphysical poetry
elliptical construction
49. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
aphorism
fantasy
caesura
indirect quotation
50. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
versification
extended metaphor
subtext
connotation