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AP Literary Terms
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1. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
carpe diem
title character
naturalism
sentiment
2. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
pathetic fallacy
rhetoric
farce
bathos
3. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
empathy
subtext
romance
classicism
4. A work of literature dealing with rural life
maxim
ode
bibliography
pastoral
5. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
syntax
eponymous
roman a clef
kenning
6. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
Bildungsroman
idyll
wit
expose
7. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
end-stopped
synecdoche
cacophony
mood
8. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
analogy
theme
ode
periodic sentence
9. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
genre
ode
analogy
metaphor
10. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
antagonist
picaresque novel
alliteration
hubris
11. 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
elliptical construction
versification
montage
light verse
12. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
free verse
verbal irony
pun
ambiguity
13. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
stanza
bombast
free verse
fable
14. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet
exegesis
free verse
denotation
prosody
15. 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
couplet
light verse
rhythm
irony
16. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
subplot
analogy
voice
kenning
17. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
trope
subplot
classicism
hyperbole
18. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
epigram
fantasy
aphorism
stream of consciousness
19. The main character in a work of literature
meter
protagonist
classicism
euphony
20. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
exegesis
ode
hyperbole
climax
21. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
free verse
syntax
pulp fiction
ellipsis
22. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
pastoral
empathy
sonnet
voice
23. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
tone
ballad
enjambment
belle-lettres
24. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
elegy
classic
subtext
novel of manners
25. A verse with five poetic feet per line
anachronism
climax
ellipsis
pentameter
26. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
naturalism
persona
novel of manners
wit
27. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
idyll
syntax
stream of consciousness
extended metaphor
28. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
Middle English
symbolism
syntax
diction
29. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
tragedy
motif
deus ex machina
bombast
30. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
belle-lettres
exposition
heroic couplet
antithesis
31. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
caesura
Gothic novel
novella
Old English
32. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
caesura
foreshadowing
meter
free verse
33. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
assonance
exegesis
belle-lettres
empathy
34. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
narrative
heroic couplet
euphony
dramatic irony
35. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
satire
foot
paradox
muse
36. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
ottava rima
tragedy
invective
wit
37. 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...'
foreshadowing
metonymy
metaphor
exegesis
38. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
idyll
indirect quotation
annotation
classicism
39. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
paraphrase
quatrain
enjambment
adage
40. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
protagonist
syntax
canon
apostrophe
41. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
style
deus ex machina
irony
moral
42. The structural form of a line of verse as revealed by the number of feet it contains. For example: monometer = 1foot; tetrameter = 4 feet; pentameter = 5 feet - and so forth
alliteration
ode
enjambment
versification
43. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
couplet
Bildungsroman
pathetic fallacy
catharsis
44. 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
allusion
protagonist
antithesis
tragedy
45. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
scan
rhyme
ottava rima
verisimilitude
46. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
motif
idyll
empathy
harangue
47. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
non sequitur
onomatopoeia
anachronism
extended metaphor
48. A short tale often featuring nonhuman characters that act as people whose actions enable the author to make observations or draw useful lessons about human behavior
personification
deus ex machina
setting
fable
49. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
ambiguity
mood
caricature
epigram
50. 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
coming-of-age story
moral
anachronism
oxymoron