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AP Literary Terms
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1. One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
enjambment
caesura
muse
hubris
2. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
classicism
moral
personification
exegesis
3. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
rhetorical stance
prosody
periodic sentence
stream of consciousness
4. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
parable
genre
bombast
setting
5. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
foot
metaphysical poetry
carpe diem
hubris
6. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
antithesis
enjambment
consonance
idyll
7. 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
kenning
quatrain
antithesis
8. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
apostrophe
classicism
ottava rima
pun
9. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
epithet
eponymous
pseudonym
image
10. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
pastoral
sonnet
anachronism
realism
11. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
couplet
Gothic novel
first-person narrative
melodrama
12. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
couplet
exposition
archetype
frame
13. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
catharsis
belle-lettres
narrative
consonance
14. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
caricature
satire
rhyme scheme
carpe diem
15. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
villanelle
connotation
meter
lyric poetry
16. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
mock epic
elegy
onomatopoeia
idyll
17. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
euphony
style
in medias res
heroic couplet
18. The depiction of people - things - and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
syntax
realism
protagonist
loose sentence
19. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time - place - historical milieu - and social - political - and even spiritual circumstances
setting
archetype
blank verse
verse
20. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
coming-of-age story
rhyme
epic
assonance
21. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
enjambment
free verse
title character
simile
22. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
Gothic novel
versification
synecdoche
motif
23. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
bard
euphony
subplot
mode
24. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work.
paraphrase
bibliography
pentameter
loose sentence
25. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
farce
maxim
ballad
synecdoche
26. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
idyll
trope
exposition
naturalism
27. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacophony
syntax
metaphysical poetry
omniscient narrator
28. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.
dramatic irony
end-stopped
connotation
mood
29. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
falling action
Dionysian
foot
omniscient narrator
30. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
bombast
melodrama
non sequitur
31. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
figurative language
climax
rhyme
litotes
32. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
expose
narrative
epigram
voice
33. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
classicism
assonance
antithesis
mode
34. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words -
metaphysical poetry
alliteration
style
eponymous
35. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
oxymoron
end-stopped
deus ex machina
aphorism
36. Two rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth-century verse.
heroic couplet
bombast
stream of consciousness
pathos
37. The pattern of rhymes within a given poem
novel of manners
personification
fantasy
rhyme scheme
38. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences: 'They promised freedom but provided slavery'
euphony
simile
antithesis
verse
39. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
periodic sentence
plot
fantasy
protagonist
40. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
quatrain
subplot
sentiment
figurative language
41. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
caesura
maxim
bathos
expose
42. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
satire
epic
conceit
cacophony
43. 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
alliteration
paraphrase
litotes
adage
44. 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
non sequitur
voice
canon
45. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
allusion
satire
novella
Middle English
46. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
falling action
ottava rima
end-stopped
metaphor
47. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
scan
novella
archetype
harangue
48. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
light verse
pseudonym
climax
paradox
49. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
verbal irony
romance
mock epic
melodrama
50. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
alliteration
harangue
diction
sonnet