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AP Literary Terms
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1. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
indirect quotation
motif
denotation
blank verse
2. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
allusion
carpe diem
scan
pun
3. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
voice
abstract
personification
denotation
4. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
pathetic fallacy
catharsis
prosody
meter
5. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
aphorism
dramatic irony
rhythm
invective
6. '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.
in medias res
lampoon
tragedy
hubris
7. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
pun
anachronism
mode
belle-lettres
8. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
caricature
hyperbole
non sequitur
bibliography
9. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
expose
moral
heroic couplet
pulp fiction
10. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
foot
Apollonian
burlesque
annotation
11. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
bibliography
heroic couplet
kenning
anachronism
12. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
ode
Apollonian
novel of manners
stanza
13. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
extended metaphor
kenning
image
genre
14. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
Bildungsroman
flashback
maxim
burlesque
15. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
epithet
consonance
meter
versification
16. A term for the title character of a work of literature
invective
analogy
Dionysian
eponymous
17. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
dramatic irony
pastoral
kenning
loose sentence
18. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
Apollonian
subplot
pseudonym
euphony
19. 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
classicism
metaphor
Apollonian
loose sentence
20. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
climax
novella
extended metaphor
assonance
21. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
title character
first-person narrative
couplet
pastoral
22. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
satire
hubris
Dionysian
omniscient narrator
23. 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
tragedy
naturalism
pathetic fallacy
plot
24. 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
point of view
Bildungsroman
farce
caesura
25. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
prosody
sentimental
coming-of-age story
epithet
26. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
allegory
villanelle
denouement
scan
27. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
personification
frame
sonnet
couplet
28. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
dramatic irony
personification
romance
muse
29. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
dramatic irony
coming-of-age story
pathos
free verse
30. 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...'
coming-of-age story
narrative
metonymy
sentiment
31. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile - and metaphor
elliptical construction
omniscient narrator
trope
euphony
32. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
mode
connotation
archetype
Dionysian
33. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
myth
parable
classic
rhetoric
34. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
apostrophe
abstract
euphemism
invective
35. 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
verse
moral
hyperbole
36. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
farce
indirect quotation
romance
in medias res
37. The emotional tone in a work of literature
mood
ballad
humanism
irony
38. Also called 'pen name' or 'nom de plume'; a false name or alias used by writers. Ex: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
light verse
farce
euphony
pseudonym
39. 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
kenning
syntax
stream of consciousness
analogy
40. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
allegory
humanism
realism
belle-lettres
41. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
synecdoche
alliteration
assonance
pentameter
42. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
setting
foreshadowing
bombast
romance
43. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
epithet
paraphrase
quatrain
apostrophe
44. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
rhetorical stance
maxim
deus ex machina
ballad
45. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
bathos
fable
rhyme
rhetoric
46. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
rhetorical stance
villanelle
climax
assonance
47. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
tragedy
in medias res
scan
personification
48. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
extended metaphor
caricature
verbal irony
verse
49. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
wit
blank verse
Dionysian
pseudonym
50. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
harangue
figurative language
allegory
Middle English