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AP Literary Terms
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1. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
tone
simile
bathos
rhetorical stance
2. 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
melodrama
falling action
cacophony
hubris
3. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
melodrama
prosody
pathetic fallacy
carpe diem
4. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
verisimilitude
moral
rhyme
sonnet
5. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
Old English
lampoon
frame
pathetic fallacy
6. 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
irony
syntax
fantasy
ottava rima
7. 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
novel of manners
litotes
melodrama
bombast
8. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
verisimilitude
exegesis
scan
fantasy
9. 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
farce
protagonist
aphorism
metaphysical poetry
10. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
carpe diem
metaphysical poetry
tone
bard
11. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
flashback
personification
syntax
alliteration
12. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
trope
invective
apostrophe
classic
13. Grating - inharmonious sounds
realism
cacophony
versification
canon
14. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
tragedy
rhetorical stance
elegy
mock epic
15. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is.
verisimilitude
protagonist
non sequitur
plot
16. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
symbolism
antagonist
periodic sentence
motif
17. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
apostrophe
maxim
adage
ambiguity
18. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
consonance
idyll
paraphrase
carpe diem
19. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
rhyme scheme
realism
frame
pseudonym
20. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
allusion
verse
villanelle
tone
21. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
syntax
elliptical construction
burlesque
stream of consciousness
22. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
Bildungsroman
rhetoric
indirect quotation
first-person narrative
23. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
metaphysical poetry
extended metaphor
novel of manners
classicism
24. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
voice
allegory
point of view
roman a clef
25. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
deus ex machina
ode
carpe diem
exposition
26. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
onomatopoeia
wit
sentimental
catharsis
27. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
diction
heroic couplet
classicism
villanelle
28. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
moral
myth
euphemism
exposition
29. A verse with five poetic feet per line
bathos
diction
pentameter
bombast
30. The main character in a work of literature
fantasy
protagonist
cacophony
denotation
31. 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
caricature
farce
personification
Bildungsroman
32. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
verse
pentameter
subtext
epithet
33. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
Middle English
sentiment
hyperbole
rhetorical stance
34. 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.
expose
Bildungsroman
persona
periodic sentence
35. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
style
foreshadowing
falling action
Old English
36. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
sentimental
adage
metaphysical poetry
image
37. 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
epic
anachronism
connotation
kenning
38. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
paraphrase
indirect quotation
archetype
enjambment
39. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
denouement
consonance
adage
point of view
40. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
enjambment
antithesis
sentiment
ottava rima
41. The dictionary definition of a word
motif
denotation
verbal irony
rhetoric
42. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
naturalism
assonance
lyric poetry
theme
43. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
adage
quatrain
caesura
Old English
44. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
motif
myth
abstract
romance
45. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders
melodrama
romance
euphony
picaresque novel
46. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
subplot
genre
frame
invective
47. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
stanza
naturalism
style
analogy
48. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
aphorism
verse
indirect quotation
subplot
49. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
couplet
denouement
carpe diem
montage
50. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
pulp fiction
metaphor
assonance
meter