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AP Literary Terms
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1. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
mode
moral
quatrain
realism
2. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
omniscient narrator
rhetoric
classicism
mode
3. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
canon
flashback
kenning
sonnet
4. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
Bildungsroman
figurative language
diction
moral
5. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
denotation
belle-lettres
genre
canon
6. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
foreshadowing
idyll
stream of consciousness
first-person narrative
7. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
bathos
analogy
denouement
euphemism
8. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
simile
quatrain
caricature
rhyme
9. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
metaphysical poetry
theme
rhyme scheme
naturalism
10. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
metaphor
adage
harangue
euphony
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
wit
non sequitur
melodrama
elliptical construction
12. 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.
caricature
epic
protagonist
consonance
13. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
farce
in medias res
metaphysical poetry
quatrain
14. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
invective
exposition
non sequitur
epigram
15. 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.
versification
montage
mock epic
fantasy
16. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
invective
ottava rima
image
coming-of-age story
17. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
enjambment
foot
rhyme scheme
point of view
18. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
assonance
allusion
heroic couplet
elliptical construction
19. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
narrative
allegory
farce
canon
20. 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
narrative
epic
anachronism
21. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
extended metaphor
theme
novella
cacophony
22. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
belle-lettres
trope
euphony
montage
23. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
bibliography
stanza
apostrophe
verse
24. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
conceit
bard
moral
indirect quotation
25. A work of literature dealing with rural life
subtext
loose sentence
figurative language
pastoral
26. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
foreshadowing
pathos
prosody
lyric poetry
27. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet
free verse
Old English
moral
hubris
28. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
satire
Middle English
synecdoche
moral
29. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large
alliteration
first-person narrative
persona
stanza
30. 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
novel of manners
kenning
couplet
verisimilitude
31. 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'
style
annotation
catharsis
synecdoche
32. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
euphemism
anachronism
archetype
personification
33. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
hubris
persona
Gothic novel
parable
34. Poetry written in iambic pentameter - the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
blank verse
frame
elegy
adage
35. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
caricature
hyperbole
romance
pentameter
36. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
assonance
montage
foreshadowing
euphony
37. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
bombast
verbal irony
symbolism
simile
38. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
symbolism
pathetic fallacy
humanism
metaphor
39. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile - and metaphor
bombast
trope
onomatopoeia
title character
40. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
wit
figurative language
verisimilitude
scan
41. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
aphorism
syntax
prosody
assonance
42. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
ode
invective
deus ex machina
classicism
43. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
bombast
humanism
mock epic
belle-lettres
44. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
litotes
exegesis
catharsis
voice
45. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
adage
pastoral
deus ex machina
ellipsis
46. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.
bibliography
Dionysian
muse
scan
47. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
farce
paraphrase
parable
exposition
48. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
persona
sarcasm
anachronism
verbal irony
49. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
figurative language
canon
quatrain
stream of consciousness
50. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
villanelle
alliteration
bombast
carpe diem
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