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AP Literary Terms

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1. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity






2. 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.






3. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation






4. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.






5. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake






6. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.






7. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation






8. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits. Ex: Don Quixote - Moll Flanders






9. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.






10. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances






11. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry






12. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character






13. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






14. A story containing unreal - imaginary features






15. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature






16. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment






17. The interpretation or analysis of a text.






18. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow






19. The dictionary definition of a word






20. Also called figure of speech. In contrast to literal language - it implies meanings. Includes metaphors - similes - and personification - among others.






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






22. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature






23. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet






24. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings






25. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.






26. The emotional tone in a work of literature






27. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line.






28. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






29. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem






30. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play






31. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large






32. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects






33. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects






34. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem






35. 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






36. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint






37. A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic - metaphorical - or possibly an ethical meaning






38. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person






39. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places






40. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes






41. 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






42. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.






43. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry






44. 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.






45. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present






46. 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






47. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.






48. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex






49. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.






50. 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







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