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AP Literary Terms
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1. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
climax
paraphrase
satire
free verse
2. 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
narrative
adage
caesura
3. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
idyll
oxymoron
quatrain
meter
4. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
belle-lettres
catharsis
maxim
sentimental
5. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large
mode
persona
ambiguity
antagonist
6. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
metaphysical poetry
connotation
Bildungsroman
sentimental
7. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
catharsis
Old English
moral
rhetorical stance
8. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
Dionysian
farce
mock epic
montage
9. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
in medias res
novel of manners
foot
ode
10. 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
metaphysical poetry
carpe diem
synecdoche
ellipsis
11. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
foot
sarcasm
catharsis
rhyme
12. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
frame
novel of manners
melodrama
romance
13. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
extended metaphor
tragedy
enjambment
paradox
14. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
rhythm
simile
roman a clef
hyperbole
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
pastoral
synecdoche
rhythm
epithet
16. 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.
aphorism
rhetoric
periodic sentence
diction
17. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
sonnet
satire
myth
wit
18. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
metonymy
antagonist
non sequitur
consonance
19. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
invective
empathy
metaphysical poetry
Gothic novel
20. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
Dionysian
Middle English
Gothic novel
parable
21. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
sarcasm
voice
rhythm
epigram
22. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
epigram
quatrain
mode
hyperbole
23. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
mode
pseudonym
periodic sentence
voice
24. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
loose sentence
bibliography
ambiguity
climax
25. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
diction
ellipsis
satire
canon
26. Grating - inharmonious sounds
picaresque novel
bard
cacophony
euphony
27. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
pun
denotation
carpe diem
ottava rima
28. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
climax
frame
rhetoric
protagonist
29. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
maxim
frame
enjambment
Bildungsroman
30. Poetry written in iambic pentameter - the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
rhetoric
blank verse
expose
falling action
31. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
stream of consciousness
genre
villanelle
paraphrase
32. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
dramatic irony
Gothic novel
eponymous
heroic couplet
33. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
subplot
Apollonian
foreshadowing
catharsis
34. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
onomatopoeia
pun
first-person narrative
stream of consciousness
35. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
motif
tone
epic
roman a clef
36. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
harangue
aphorism
mood
bard
37. 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
humanism
rhetorical stance
extended metaphor
falling action
38. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
euphony
connotation
maxim
montage
39. 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
melodrama
Bildungsroman
theme
epic
40. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
frame
novella
pathetic fallacy
syntax
41. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
classicism
explication
pentameter
hyperbole
42. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
sarcasm
novel of manners
loose sentence
fable
43. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
lyric poetry
setting
bombast
irony
44. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
blank verse
ambiguity
pathos
adage
45. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
sarcasm
periodic sentence
abstract
paradox
46. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
subplot
voice
Old English
Bildungsroman
47. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
pastoral
narrative
frame
assonance
48. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
bathos
elegy
pastoral
romance
49. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
hyperbole
style
indirect quotation
realism
50. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
pathos
canon
mode
hyperbole
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