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AP Literary Terms
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1. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile - and metaphor
mood
bard
trope
sonnet
2. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
voice
rhythm
coming-of-age story
lyric poetry
3. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
scan
verbal irony
lampoon
onomatopoeia
4. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
paradox
lyric poetry
carpe diem
expose
5. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
deus ex machina
subtext
light verse
empathy
6. The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D.
classicism
light verse
Old English
narrative
7. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first-person pronouns such as I and we.
first-person narrative
stream of consciousness
naturalism
bard
8. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
trope
quatrain
sentimental
denouement
9. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
point of view
pentameter
indirect quotation
oxymoron
10. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
Dionysian
canon
antagonist
Bildungsroman
11. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words
exposition
image
syntax
caricature
12. A work of literature dealing with rural life
anachronism
empathy
paradox
pastoral
13. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet
denotation
blank verse
free verse
hyperbole
14. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
protagonist
foreshadowing
voice
ellipsis
15. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
annotation
archetype
epic
tone
16. A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole ('fifty masts' for fifty ships) or the whole signifies the part ('days' for life - as in 'He lived his days in Canada'). Also when the name of the material stands for the thing itself ('pigskin'
verisimilitude
parable
synecdoche
foreshadowing
17. 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.
subplot
idyll
mode
epic
18. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
verbal irony
allusion
pseudonym
dramatic irony
19. A term for the title character of a work of literature
pathetic fallacy
eponymous
exegesis
stream of consciousness
20. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful - and exalted feeling towards the subject
image
anachronism
ode
romance
21. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
maxim
caricature
ottava rima
fable
22. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
scan
stream of consciousness
flashback
in medias res
23. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pentameter
elegy
pun
sentiment
24. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
apostrophe
pastoral
epithet
prosody
25. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often (but not always) marked by punctuation
farce
caesura
novel of manners
protagonist
26. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
anachronism
oxymoron
sonnet
Gothic novel
27. 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
loose sentence
rhyme
conceit
foreshadowing
28. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
mode
aphorism
muse
exposition
29. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
pun
burlesque
foreshadowing
caricature
30. 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
ballad
pathetic fallacy
bombast
31. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
climax
versification
alliteration
euphemism
32. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
hyperbole
denouement
meter
antithesis
33. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
protagonist
subtext
coming-of-age story
romance
34. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
euphemism
denouement
scan
couplet
35. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
myth
enjambment
Dionysian
falling action
36. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; different from irony - which is more subtle
simile
sarcasm
protagonist
subplot
37. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
personification
genre
bathos
mode
38. 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
bathos
falling action
epic
simile
39. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
antagonist
farce
catharsis
setting
40. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
fable
classicism
dramatic irony
rhythm
41. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
mode
verse
euphemism
expose
42. French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
metaphor
persona
rhetorical stance
roman a clef
43. 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.
metonymy
verisimilitude
narrative
bibliography
44. The main character in a work of literature
protagonist
dramatic irony
point of view
prosody
45. A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
exposition
verse
loose sentence
lyric poetry
46. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
classic
myth
figurative language
fantasy
47. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
pathetic fallacy
sentimental
flashback
picaresque novel
48. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer - or the world at large
persona
heroic couplet
bombast
lyric poetry
49. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
exegesis
paraphrase
pulp fiction
lyric poetry
50. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
indirect quotation
tragedy
subtext
pathetic fallacy