Copy of AP Lit Exam Review

“As the perfume of jonquils, you come forth in the morning” is an example of:

Polysyndeton

“...You slow-spirited Saturnists, that have nothing by the pilferies of your pen to polish"

The Q3 free response requires the writer to have previous knowledge of a literary work.

The AP Lit. Exam tests students' skills of ___________ .

A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and stands for something more:

Which of the following words is an example of onomatopoeia?

The AP Lit. exam has a guessing penalty on the multiple choice section.

Associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase:

A line of verse that consists of five metrical feet (one unstressed, one stressed syllable):

The author's attitude in a literary work is best described as the:

What is the definition of "diction"?

On the AP Lit. exam, Q1 and Q2 free responses require literary analysis of:

Literary device that places normally unassociated ideas next to one another to create an effect

Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?

A poem consisting of four lines, or four lines of a poem that can be considered as a unit:

Repetition of similar vowel sounds ("Hear the mellow wedding bells") is called:

Two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry:

A figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement:

The literary movement that focuses on emotions, individuality, and passion is:

A theme is a universal message about life that can be found in a work of literature.

"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." -J.F.K.

A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole (ex.: "wheels" represent "car"):

A reference to a literary, mythological, historical, or Biblical person/event/place is called:

In a play, a speech made when a character is alone on stage and "thinks aloud" is called a:

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence:

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

The dictionary or literal definition of a word:

A motif is a universal message about life that can be found in a work of literature.

The literary device Yoda uses when he speaks (inverted syntax):

A special type of 3rd person narration that moves in and out of a character's consciousness:

A way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or geographical region:

Which of the following is an example of the literary term "apostrophe" :

The AP Lit. exam contains 55 multiple choice questions over the span of _______.

Which of the following IS NOT an example of an archetype in literature?

The literary movement that focused on death, fear, and supernatural elements is:

"William Shakespeare was not a bad playwright at all" is an example of the literary device:

The AP Lit. exam requires ____ essays to be composed in 2 hours.