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AP Literary Terms
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1. 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
kenning
exposition
Gothic novel
falling action
2. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
metonymy
bathos
paradox
farce
3. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
simile
periodic sentence
tone
paraphrase
4. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
antithesis
lyric poetry
montage
paradox
5. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
rhetorical stance
epic
metaphor
rhythm
6. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
kenning
image
elliptical construction
ballad
7. A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
lampoon
muse
simile
subplot
8. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
fantasy
style
indirect quotation
exegesis
9. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
first-person narrative
lampoon
litotes
subtext
10. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
elegy
symbolism
Gothic novel
metonymy
11. A work of literature dealing with rural life
assonance
sentimental
classicism
pastoral
12. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
ambiguity
fable
pulp fiction
conceit
13. 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...'
rhetorical stance
allegory
consonance
metonymy
14. 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
end-stopped
Bildungsroman
aphorism
rhythm
15. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large
persona
ambiguity
sentiment
aphorism
16. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
elliptical construction
hyperbole
metaphor
bibliography
17. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
satire
hubris
ode
enjambment
18. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
dramatic irony
litotes
voice
novella
19. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
myth
voice
indirect quotation
caricature
20. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
bombast
fantasy
sonnet
end-stopped
21. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
melodrama
synecdoche
exposition
maxim
22. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
antagonist
mode
ottava rima
allegory
23. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning
ellipsis
muse
allegory
lampoon
24. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
versification
point of view
alliteration
pastoral
25. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
mode
burlesque
verse
harangue
26. Poetry written in iambic pentameter - the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
blank verse
coming-of-age story
protagonist
Middle English
27. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
sarcasm
mood
assonance
apostrophe
28. 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'
synecdoche
explication
Dionysian
alliteration
29. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
idyll
rhetorical stance
epic
litotes
30. 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.
periodic sentence
romance
subplot
maxim
31. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
ode
bibliography
pastoral
naturalism
32. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
Gothic novel
enjambment
explication
alliteration
33. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
pathos
trope
subtext
periodic sentence
34. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
burlesque
couplet
synecdoche
rhyme
35. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
tragedy
euphony
pun
theme
36. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
classic
style
climax
ottava rima
37. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
exposition
wit
metaphysical poetry
rhythm
38. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
onomatopoeia
picaresque novel
theme
Dionysian
39. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
ottava rima
blank verse
epic
harangue
40. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
syntax
deus ex machina
light verse
archetype
41. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pentameter
conceit
ellipsis
annotation
42. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
picaresque novel
dramatic irony
persona
Dionysian
43. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
Old English
catharsis
rhythm
metaphor
44. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
narrative
pathetic fallacy
persona
dramatic irony
45. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
carpe diem
epigram
end-stopped
setting
46. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
extended metaphor
syntax
idyll
bard
47. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
end-stopped
rhyme scheme
lampoon
exegesis
48. 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
hubris
stanza
coming-of-age story
eponymous
49. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
mode
consonance
foot
sentiment
50. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
euphemism
realism
satire
sentiment
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