AP Lit Review

def. of anachronism

Which of the following is a type of tone?

type of poetry that is a formal lyric poem written in honor of one who has died

poetry that is highly personal and emotional

word play in which letters of a word are rearranged so that a new word or phrase is formed

relates an episode in a speaker's life through a conversational format that reveals character

implication that is suggested by a word/phrase rather than the actual meaning

number of lines in a tercet

literary period from 1830 to 1900, characterized by upheaval

another name for slant rhyme or oblique rhyme

“Good fences make good neighbors.”(Mending walls by Robert Frost)

provides a perfect example of cadence

extreme pride and arrogance shown by a character that ultimately brings about his downfall

literary device that attributes human qualities and emotions to inanimate objects

a situation of poetic justice where good characters get rewards and evil characters, punishment

resemblance of a fictitious work to a real event even if it is a far-fetched one

Jeptha of Israel is a(n)__allusion.

biblical, classical, literary, historical

number of lines in a sestet

type of poetry that is a formal lyric poem addressing subjects of elevated stature

number of lines in a septet

example of allegory

“Back to the region where the sun is silent.” Canto 1, Inferno is an example of___.

William Blake, Nathaniel Hawthorne, William Wordsworth, Herman Melville

Emile Zola, Stephen Crane, Edith Wharton

an allegorical story intended to teach a moral lesson

emotional purgation of tragedy

philosophy in literature that emphasizes the idea that literature ought to convey moral lessons

Referring to the "shot heard around the world" is a__allusion.

“Marriage is a fine institution, but I’m not ready for an institution.”

the use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing

an image or idea that represents something else

number of syllables in a line of a trochaic tetrameter

an implausible concept or character is introduced into a storyline to resolve its conflict

Which of the following is a type of tone?

"Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" is a(n)___.

technique in which two or more ideas are placed side by side to compare or contrast

number of lines in an octave

a bawdy, humorous, or nonsensical verse written in five anapests with aabba rhyme scheme

Referring to the "undiscovered country from which no traveler returns" is a__allusion.

the literal meaning of a word or phrase

Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, and Søren Kierkegaard are most associated with ____.

number of lines in a cinquain

seemingly incongruous and contradictory interpretations of meaning in a work

number of lines in a couplet

narrator: fiction; persona:____

particular aspects of a subject are exaggerated to create a silly or comic effect

type of poetry that is a formal lyric poem written in honor of one who has died

The de facto leader was Virginia Woolf; formed a bridge between Victorians and Moderns

number of syllables in a line of dactylic trimeter

number of syllables in a line of a iambic pentameter

example of bildungsroman

"To err is human, to forgive divine." is an example of_____.

I was angry with my foe:I told it not, my wrath did grow. Antecedent of it?

number of lines in a quatrain

an action or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature

Referring to Hester Prynne is a___allusion.

cyberspace + magazine=cyberzine is an example of____.

"To err is human, to forgive divine." is an example of____.

“O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger... O LORD, heal me; but thou, O LORD, how long?”

stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

narrative poetry that is one of the earliest poetic forms

Which of the following is a type of tone?

outdated words or language

19 line poem with 2 rhymes throughout

Mark Twain, William Dean Howells, Henry James

Referring to the Sirens is a___allusion.

biblical, formal, elevated, casual

“cannons, culverins, muskets, carabines, pistols, bullets, powder, swords, bayonets, battles"

used to indicate an extreme level of emotions or association for an object, person, or event