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AP Literary Terms
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1. 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
versification
tragedy
fable
foot
2. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
in medias res
epic
pathos
onomatopoeia
3. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
narrative
verbal irony
rhyme
wit
4. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
rhetoric
figurative language
idyll
sonnet
5. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
burlesque
ottava rima
classic
voice
6. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
foreshadowing
persona
rhyme
oxymoron
7. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
metonymy
foot
metaphor
8. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences: 'They promised freedom but provided slavery'
antithesis
pun
conceit
idyll
9. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
foot
epigram
diction
non sequitur
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
trope
metaphysical poetry
allusion
Apollonian
11. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
free verse
prosody
anachronism
verse
12. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
motif
archetype
euphony
foreshadowing
13. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
litotes
mode
free verse
heroic couplet
14. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
motif
montage
eponymous
symbolism
15. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
roman a clef
montage
invective
lyric poetry
16. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
villanelle
farce
adage
exegesis
17. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
elliptical construction
annotation
non sequitur
moral
18. A work of literature dealing with rural life
synecdoche
mood
pastoral
anachronism
19. The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events - including exposition - rising action - climax - falling action - and resolution.
euphony
rhythm
dramatic irony
plot
20. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
ambiguity
litotes
point of view
bibliography
21. 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
ode
elegy
Bildungsroman
elliptical construction
22. 'In the middle of things'--a Latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events - but at some other critical point.
moral
metaphor
in medias res
Middle English
23. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
bibliography
caricature
verbal irony
paraphrase
24. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
verbal irony
kenning
sentimental
narrative
25. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large
first-person narrative
versification
caricature
persona
26. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
trope
pulp fiction
verbal irony
lampoon
27. 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.
allegory
epic
pseudonym
hyperbole
28. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
Apollonian
exposition
allusion
blank verse
29. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
frame
light verse
plot
adage
30. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
enjambment
flashback
figurative language
paradox
31. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
tone
rhyme
subplot
metaphysical poetry
32. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
sentimental
simile
exposition
novella
33. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
synecdoche
satire
foot
scan
34. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
rhetorical stance
title character
elegy
scan
35. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
quatrain
connotation
lampoon
romance
36. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
bibliography
novel of manners
tragedy
voice
37. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
enjambment
realism
irony
end-stopped
38. The dictionary definition of a word
pulp fiction
denotation
extended metaphor
subplot
39. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
alliteration
rhyme scheme
euphony
diction
40. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
stream of consciousness
moral
personification
assonance
41. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
alliteration
simile
rhetorical stance
villanelle
42. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
rhetorical stance
theme
realism
ottava rima
43. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
adage
roman a clef
allusion
naturalism
44. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
sentiment
ottava rima
diction
first-person narrative
45. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
symbolism
pun
subplot
subtext
46. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
syntax
omniscient narrator
allegory
verisimilitude
47. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
caesura
epigram
exposition
realism
48. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
pulp fiction
Bildungsroman
in medias res
foot
49. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
metonymy
epithet
catharsis
stream of consciousness
50. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
personification
classicism
versification
consonance