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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
roman a clef
non sequitur
falling action
verisimilitude
2. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint
consonance
idyll
paradox
classicism
3. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
foot
frame
romance
diction
4. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
exposition
paraphrase
carpe diem
climax
5. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
epic
plot
paradox
rhyme
6. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
couplet
antagonist
bombast
pathetic fallacy
7. A parody of traditional epic form. It usually treats a frivolous topic with extreme seriousness - using conventions such as invocations to the Muse - action-packed battle scenes - and accounts of heroic exploits.
mock epic
mode
free verse
idyll
8. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack - or ridicule an idea - vice - or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
satire
climax
denouement
naturalism
9. A phrase - idea - or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
dramatic irony
motif
Middle English
ottava rima
10. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
ottava rima
dramatic irony
assonance
humanism
11. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
loose sentence
rhetoric
tragedy
genre
12. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
metaphor
denouement
ballad
Apollonian
13. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
montage
roman a clef
muse
rhyme scheme
14. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
metaphysical poetry
pathetic fallacy
classic
bard
15. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
subtext
montage
maxim
myth
16. A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated - often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected
metaphor
irony
bombast
protagonist
17. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
tone
mood
foreshadowing
caricature
18. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
theme
loose sentence
explication
couplet
19. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
metaphysical poetry
litotes
satire
exposition
20. The main character in a work of literature
oxymoron
bard
adage
protagonist
21. 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
coming-of-age story
metonymy
roman a clef
burlesque
22. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
caricature
rhyme
picaresque novel
ottava rima
23. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
idyll
bard
moral
classicism
24. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
versification
eponymous
kenning
ambiguity
25. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
annotation
foreshadowing
abstract
Apollonian
26. A work of literature dealing with rural life
pastoral
expose
ottava rima
elegy
27. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
heroic couplet
denouement
invective
sarcasm
28. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
mock epic
sentimental
aphorism
29. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
quatrain
motif
hubris
adage
30. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
image
humanism
Old English
denotation
31. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
novel of manners
allusion
euphemism
lyric poetry
32. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
assonance
style
annotation
Gothic novel
33. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem.
point of view
wit
oxymoron
exposition
34. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
quatrain
euphony
syntax
ottava rima
35. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
metaphysical poetry
oxymoron
voice
consonance
36. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
theme
in medias res
novel of manners
explication
37. A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
oxymoron
irony
lampoon
novel of manners
38. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
stream of consciousness
paraphrase
analogy
satire
39. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
sentiment
apostrophe
image
persona
40. 'In the middle of things'--a Latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events - but at some other critical point.
Old English
onomatopoeia
in medias res
syntax
41. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
adage
oxymoron
fable
rhyme
42. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
motif
myth
sentimental
litotes
43. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
assonance
verbal irony
point of view
omniscient narrator
44. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
lyric poetry
classicism
foreshadowing
novella
45. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
pulp fiction
persona
sentimental
classic
46. 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.
hyperbole
connotation
sentimental
verisimilitude
47. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
metaphor
epigram
caesura
pseudonym
48. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing - ex. sun-bright topaz - sun-lit lake - sun-bright lake
end-stopped
naturalism
ballad
epithet
49. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
harangue
roman a clef
pathetic fallacy
narrative
50. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
elegy
classic
deus ex machina
Apollonian