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AP Literary Terms
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1. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
frame
personification
title character
classic
2. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
figurative language
pastoral
roman a clef
persona
3. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
euphemism
rhyme scheme
aphorism
personification
4. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
Dionysian
consonance
empathy
ottava rima
5. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
pulp fiction
couplet
alliteration
romance
6. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
wit
apostrophe
falling action
connotation
7. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
aphorism
meter
figurative language
euphemism
8. 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
meter
euphemism
irony
prosody
9. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
litotes
elliptical construction
analogy
euphony
10. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
light verse
kenning
hyperbole
coming-of-age story
11. 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
metaphysical poetry
kenning
rhetoric
tragedy
12. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
coming-of-age story
Dionysian
melodrama
sonnet
13. '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.
heroic couplet
in medias res
fantasy
rhyme
14. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
sonnet
adage
muse
dramatic irony
15. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
scan
dramatic irony
flashback
stream of consciousness
16. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
pastoral
theme
myth
moral
17. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
bathos
image
epigram
heroic couplet
18. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
prosody
extended metaphor
adage
genre
19. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
epithet
pulp fiction
diction
syntax
20. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
apostrophe
epithet
mock epic
omniscient narrator
21. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
humanism
archetype
catharsis
exegesis
22. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile - and metaphor
trope
lyric poetry
realism
aphorism
23. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
foot
consonance
free verse
couplet
24. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
quatrain
maxim
free verse
euphemism
25. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
eponymous
metaphysical poetry
conceit
annotation
26. 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.
theme
catharsis
epic
couplet
27. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
loose sentence
bard
lampoon
fantasy
28. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
pathetic fallacy
lyric poetry
stream of consciousness
metaphor
29. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
classicism
idyll
hubris
assonance
30. The emotional tone in a work of literature
harangue
eponymous
parable
mood
31. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
kenning
roman a clef
tragedy
quatrain
32. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
subplot
fantasy
rhyme scheme
ambiguity
33. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
farce
harangue
assonance
Middle English
34. 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.
villanelle
extended metaphor
figurative language
mock epic
35. Also called 'pen name' or 'nom de plume'; a false name or alias used by writers. Ex: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
burlesque
pseudonym
epigram
myth
36. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
rhetoric
epic
denouement
catharsis
37. The main character in a work of literature
ballad
protagonist
caesura
exegesis
38. 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'
myth
montage
synecdoche
verisimilitude
39. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
stream of consciousness
harangue
indirect quotation
idyll
40. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
denotation
exegesis
lyric poetry
tragedy
41. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
pathos
climax
rhyme scheme
abstract
42. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
plot
realism
epithet
mode
43. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
burlesque
genre
diction
consonance
44. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pentameter
hyperbole
bombast
pun
45. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
lampoon
aphorism
tragedy
hyperbole
46. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
burlesque
lyric poetry
frame
caricature
47. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
analogy
roman a clef
oxymoron
consonance
48. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
abstract
parable
coming-of-age story
omniscient narrator
49. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
Middle English
alliteration
onomatopoeia
elegy
50. 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
ballad
mood
burlesque