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AP Literary Terms
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1. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
bathos
invective
classicism
Apollonian
2. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
eponymous
alliteration
litotes
wit
3. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
moral
montage
pun
extended metaphor
4. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
cacophony
dramatic irony
belle-lettres
realism
5. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
farce
hyperbole
denouement
naturalism
6. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
eponymous
Dionysian
rhetoric
lyric poetry
7. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
aphorism
maxim
archetype
allusion
8. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
elliptical construction
humanism
Dionysian
verbal irony
9. 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
anachronism
Bildungsroman
non sequitur
coming-of-age story
10. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase
ambiguity
connotation
climax
pun
11. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
sonnet
stream of consciousness
coming-of-age story
scan
12. A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
humanism
villanelle
epigram
diction
13. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
fable
sarcasm
blank verse
bathos
14. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation
ode
frame
rhyme
ambiguity
15. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
onomatopoeia
rhythm
belle-lettres
plot
16. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
sentiment
mood
adage
bard
17. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
narrative
tragedy
image
coming-of-age story
18. 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
explication
kenning
bathos
apostrophe
19. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
expose
abstract
montage
meter
20. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
Apollonian
ode
realism
hyperbole
21. Literally - 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
catharsis
free verse
empathy
carpe diem
22. The work of poets - particularly those of the seventeenth century - that uses elaborate conceits - is highly intellectual - and expresses the complexities of love and life
quatrain
metaphysical poetry
metonymy
scan
23. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm - or fixed metrical feet
metonymy
pathos
protagonist
free verse
24. 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'
synecdoche
hyperbole
naturalism
onomatopoeia
25. 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.
farce
plot
Old English
mode
26. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
conceit
deus ex machina
hyperbole
bombast
27. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
mode
farce
lyric poetry
bard
28. The main character in a work of literature
epic
protagonist
rhythm
blank verse
29. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
figurative language
narrative
rhetoric
novel of manners
30. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay
epigram
bard
genre
cacophony
31. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects
metaphor
stanza
rhyme
ottava rima
32. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
epithet
realism
epigram
paraphrase
33. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated. Ex: 'The White House says...'
novella
metonymy
harangue
antithesis
34. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
theme
euphony
roman a clef
indirect quotation
35. A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
analogy
onomatopoeia
elegy
elliptical construction
36. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
abstract
denotation
mood
antithesis
37. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
pentameter
idyll
tone
belle-lettres
38. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
Bildungsroman
caricature
epithet
enjambment
39. 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
tragedy
farce
novel of manners
hyperbole
40. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character - ex. Oedipus Rex
dramatic irony
litotes
idyll
bard
41. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
aphorism
verse
melodrama
narrative
42. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
bibliography
onomatopoeia
ode
sentimental
43. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry.
abstract
alliteration
kenning
rhyme
44. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
Apollonian
Middle English
plot
analogy
45. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
muse
pun
catharsis
lampoon
46. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background - and all other elements of the story
roman a clef
omniscient narrator
rhythm
euphony
47. 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.
paraphrase
omniscient narrator
mock epic
falling action
48. A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
paradox
sonnet
melodrama
novella
49. Grating - inharmonious sounds
figurative language
pentameter
irony
cacophony
50. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. 'pass away' instead of 'die'
quatrain
euphemism
euphony
rhyme scheme
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