AP Literature Test Words

An error in judgement which leads the character to a tragic moment; tragic flaw

This means the words create a combination of harsh, unpleasant sounds

a character who is the same sort of person at the end of a story as they were at the begining

What does it mean for a piece to be metaphysical?

this is the informal, not always grammatically correct expressions of a region

What is a sonnet?

This is when a character is full of pride and is over confident

narrative technique which presents thoughts from a character's mind

This is an iambic foot

A play on words wherein a word is used to convey two meanings at the same time.

this is when a poem's line continues its thought from one line to the next

A fictional tale, marked by fantasy and magic

What is a anapestic foot?

The turning point of the plot.  The most crucial moment

This is an anticlimax which is unintentional; an unintentional shift to the ridiculous

This poem is lyrical and about death-- a serious poem with grief and sorrow

A long lyric poem with a serious theme which focuses on an object or person

A literary technique used to expose the ridiculousness of a society

An old man turned ninety-eight... He won the lottery and died the next day

What is local color?

What kind of story is a lampoon?

Speech peculiar to a region; exhibits distinctions between two groups or even two persons

Genre

This is a more scholarly word for the beginning of a plot

When the narrator addresses someone who is not present or able to respond

A play on words....

A short statement said as a matter of fact; a universal truth

I didn't swear!  I said poop!

This is the intentional use of elevated language to describe the trivial/common place for humor

Monologue

The repeat of the first part of a sentence in following lines: I am ... I am ... I am...

feelings of pity and understanding for a character

An imagined world or community where everything is perfect.

When the reader learns about the character through their actions, speech, appearance, thoughts

A discrepancy between the expected result and actual results

A pause within a line of poems, usually in the middle of the line

A Major division of a play

A story which has been composed orally and then passed down by word of mouth

a concept or value that cannot be seen or touched

Describes where a character is to go and what they are to do

this is a common theme and novels and means "seize the day"

What is an analogy?

This is a pair of rhyming lines written in the same meter

A narrative constructed so that one or more stories are embedded within another story

A brief statement which expresses an observation on life; intended as a wise observation

When an actor speaks to the audience instead of the characters on stage

this is a trochee

Pay tribute to the CROWN

An approach to literature which emphasizes reason, harmony, balance, proportion, and clarity

A recognizable unit of two or three syllables within a poem that makes up the meter

An author's choice of words: sophisticated, simple, colloquial, formal

This poem tells stories of hardships, tragedies, love, and romance with a recognizable meter

This is the tragic flaw or error in judgment a character has

This is the narrative constructed so that one or more stories are embedded within another story

comparing two unlike things without using like or as

A reoccurring object or idea within a text

This is an extended metaphor- two unlike things are compared in several ways

Dramatic Question

Nice Wheels!

A rhyme that occurs in the middle of a line or stanza

This is another word for the conclusion of the plot

The sequence of events that make up the story

The main character who has the strength and morals to be noble

What is bombast?

the positioning of two ideas or images side by side for emphasis

What is a refrain?

Katniss is to President Snow as _________ is to Antagonist

Feelings of pity and understanding for a character

This kind of poems is usually sung and written in long stanza form with a dramatic ending

This story starts in the middle of the tale and uses flashbacks/flash forwards to continue

What form does blank verse take?

A devise used by an author to present information which happened before the novel began.

Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects or animals.

The reoccurence of something--- often related to Motif

A fountain of books sprang down upon Montag.

14 line poem in boxed form which ends with a couplet

When the government has set out laws to create a perfect society but it is unsuccessful 

What is a paradox?

this is a long narrative/poem, usually written in elevated language, about adventures of a hero

When a line has five feet

A piece of literature designed to reducible society or piece of work

What does it mean for a piece to be pastoral?

Direct Characterization is...

What a PARADOX!

What is a bildungsroman?

An unrhymed poem with follows iambic pentamter

Voldemort is the _____________ to Harry Potter.

Two syllables that make up a metric foot of Unstressed/Stressed

An extended metaphor or analogy- two unlike things are compared in several different ways

Depiction of a strong connection between the senses: "her warm character"

This is the measure for a dactyl (foot)

This writing style appeared around the same time as realism and focused on the natural world

This is the dictionary definition of a word

All of the following are an example of Conflict Except

All of these things affect Narrative Perspective EXCEPT

The direct opposite of two ideas

When there is a rhyme within a series of rhyme rather than at the end

a fully developed character which has complex/multidimensional qualities

When the narrator asks a question and proceeds to answer it

Which of the following would be a foil character

Using a PART of something to refer to the whole

a character who is a stereotypical one recognized by many

A Poetic Paragraph

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

The Basic Rhythmic structure of a poem which consists of feet to determine the pattern

This is the struggle between two opposing forces

Using one thing that is closely related to the NAME of another

The introductory material which sets the tone, gives the setting, and introduces characters 

When a work parodies another work by using events or symbols as allusions

When a poetic line continues on to the following lines without punctuation to interupt

the technical term for an awakening or revelation; a sudden burst of insight

A narrative Constructed so that one or more stories are embedded with anoter story

moment of greatest emotional intensity.  Can have one for every ACT

An anticlimax which is unintentional; a shift from the dramatic to the ridiculous

When the intended meaning of words and the actual meanings differ (situations too)

this poem features 19 lines with two refrains.

Define Dialogue

An extended metaphor (often a short story) that has a moral or deeper meaning.

Writing that appeals to the five senses 

this is the rhyme scheme which occurs at the termination of a line

The main idea or underlying meaning in a piece of work.

A story written to make a moral point, using animals as characters

When a line of poetry continues its thoughts on to the next line without pause

This is a larger than life presence; a godlike paragon worthy of respect and reverence

When a character speaks his or her innermost thoughts while alone on stage

If a black cat crosses your path it is a ____________ of bad luck.

irony in which the character use words which mean one thing but mean another to the audience

When an object has a deeper meaning than what it physically is

hints at what is to come in the novel

A sound that repeats at the beginning of words within a line or stanza

A totally ridiculous Comedy

what is Apollonian?

this is when there is an internal vowel sound similar throughout the poem

A poem with five triplets and a final quatrain containing 2 refrains

A Villanelle is a 19 line poem that consists of using 2 of these throughout

This is the repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases in a poem

When something appears out of time and place.... Dollars in Macbeth???