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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
denouement
synecdoche
metaphysical poetry
epigram
2. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
periodic sentence
caricature
novella
caesura
3. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
flashback
paradox
connotation
meter
4. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade
ballad
metaphor
foot
harangue
5. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
metonymy
motif
theme
point of view
6. A term for the title character of a work of literature
prosody
rhetorical stance
eponymous
bathos
7. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
sentiment
romance
sentimental
anachronism
8. A humorous play on words - using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
pun
paradox
pseudonym
periodic sentence
9. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
burlesque
satire
antithesis
Dionysian
10. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
bibliography
diction
aphorism
irony
11. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
carpe diem
subtext
paraphrase
lampoon
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.
moral
deus ex machina
consonance
epic
13. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
pathos
adage
empathy
Old English
14. A sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences - i.e. subject-verb-object. The main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses
montage
loose sentence
climax
lampoon
15. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
mood
scan
motif
foreshadowing
16. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
dramatic irony
scan
tragedy
sentimental
17. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
rhetorical stance
connotation
alliteration
stream of consciousness
18. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
voice
symbolism
cacophony
classicism
19. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
first-person narrative
verse
pastoral
classic
20. The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that suprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene
wit
muse
fantasy
denotation
21. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
versification
plot
periodic sentence
adage
22. 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
ottava rima
tragedy
antagonist
voice
23. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
omniscient narrator
muse
verse
plot
24. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
roman a clef
setting
blank verse
caricature
25. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
villanelle
sentimental
anachronism
plot
26. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
canon
denouement
Bildungsroman
annotation
27. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
genre
hyperbole
assonance
explication
28. 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
adage
coming-of-age story
bibliography
hyperbole
29. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
connotation
blank verse
metaphysical poetry
maxim
30. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
verbal irony
bibliography
prosody
wit
31. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.
synecdoche
figurative language
annotation
eponymous
32. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
end-stopped
point of view
hubris
symbolism
33. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
analogy
euphemism
anachronism
couplet
34. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
montage
rhetoric
belle-lettres
abstract
35. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
euphony
exposition
cacophony
diction
36. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
expose
narrative
ottava rima
fantasy
37. 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
voice
annotation
sonnet
38. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
euphony
falling action
pentameter
novel of manners
39. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
pulp fiction
moral
burlesque
cacophony
40. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
simile
pathos
indirect quotation
eponymous
41. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
exegesis
idyll
sentiment
sonnet
42. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
dramatic irony
elliptical construction
connotation
trope
43. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
symbolism
foot
montage
villanelle
44. A work of fiction of roughly 20 -000 to 50 -000 words--longer than a short story - but shorter than a novel
novella
trope
ambiguity
lyric poetry
45. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
idyll
irony
antagonist
novella
46. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
versification
trope
rhythm
exposition
47. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
omniscient narrator
pathetic fallacy
anachronism
persona
48. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
antagonist
pathos
Bildungsroman
paradox
49. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
rhetorical stance
tone
euphemism
kenning
50. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
bard
anachronism
Gothic novel
ambiguity