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AP Literary Terms
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1. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
foreshadowing
parable
adage
denouement
2. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
expose
subtext
style
kenning
3. A term for the title character of a work of literature
annotation
subtext
denotation
eponymous
4. A term often used as a synonym for realism - also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
diction
myth
persona
naturalism
5. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
motif
elliptical construction
sarcasm
style
6. 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
coming-of-age story
burlesque
tragedy
sentiment
7. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
genre
frame
aphorism
idyll
8. 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
bard
in medias res
rhyme
litotes
9. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
trope
mode
epithet
classicism
10. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
ellipsis
Apollonian
stanza
allusion
11. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
maxim
Old English
adage
roman a clef
12. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
assonance
mode
tragedy
mock epic
13. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
rhyme scheme
caricature
canon
Middle English
14. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
title character
mock epic
myth
simile
15. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
plot
oxymoron
Gothic novel
paraphrase
16. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
heroic couplet
satire
title character
rhetoric
17. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
euphony
allegory
foreshadowing
verbal irony
18. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet
humanism
setting
free verse
ambiguity
19. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
mode
fantasy
hyperbole
syntax
20. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
simile
paraphrase
Dionysian
rhyme scheme
21. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
euphemism
allusion
rhetoric
omniscient narrator
22. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
title character
explication
rhetoric
villanelle
23. 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.
allusion
narrative
epic
caesura
24. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme - or some other plan
sonnet
pentameter
deus ex machina
stanza
25. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
light verse
connotation
synecdoche
montage
26. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
melodrama
synecdoche
stanza
lampoon
27. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
anachronism
verisimilitude
kenning
ottava rima
28. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
realism
parable
fable
rhythm
29. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pentameter
voice
bathos
pathetic fallacy
30. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
verbal irony
personification
theme
rhyme scheme
31. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lyric poetry
scan
rhetorical stance
lampoon
32. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
metaphor
pseudonym
adage
couplet
33. 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
antagonist
moral
parable
elliptical construction
34. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
parable
conceit
meter
litotes
35. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
conceit
classic
expose
light verse
36. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
euphemism
rhyme
non sequitur
personification
37. The dictionary definition of a word
naturalism
hyperbole
antithesis
denotation
38. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
Apollonian
setting
harangue
tragedy
39. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
paraphrase
idyll
myth
melodrama
40. The main character in a work of literature
carpe diem
protagonist
symbolism
montage
41. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
Middle English
quatrain
rhythm
42. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
pathetic fallacy
pathos
mood
novel of manners
43. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
Apollonian
mood
bombast
parable
44. 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
fable
lampoon
analogy
eponymous
45. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
fantasy
sentiment
melodrama
epigram
46. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
parable
archetype
mock epic
extended metaphor
47. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences: 'They promised freedom but provided slavery'
belle-lettres
antithesis
Dionysian
harangue
48. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders
mock epic
picaresque novel
caesura
euphony
49. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
ambiguity
foot
humanism
couplet
50. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
realism
protagonist
rhetorical stance
harangue
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