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AP Literary Terms

Subjects : english, ap, literature
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1. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature






2. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature






3. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action






4. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -






5. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose






6. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response






7. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things






8. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set






9. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction






10. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders






11. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust






12. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning






13. A story containing unreal - imaginary features






14. 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






15. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them






16. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject






17. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature






18. Also called 'pen name' or 'nom de plume'; a false name or alias used by writers. Ex: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)






19. 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






20. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet






21. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value






22. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places






23. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play






24. 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.






25. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






26. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things






27. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea






28. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.






29. A verse with five poetic feet per line






30. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem






31. Poetry written in iambic pentameter - the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton






32. 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...'






33. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object






34. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes






35. 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






36. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish






37. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research






38. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived






39. 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






40. 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






41. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person






42. 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






43. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large






44. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth






45. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.






46. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.






47. 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






48. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience






49. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject






50. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words







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