AP Literary Terms, Set #1

The sequence of events that makes up a story.

Exaggeration for the purpose of humor or emphasis; may be referred to as overstatement.

The placement of two things, characters, or ideas next to one another for the purpose of comparison and contrast.

Comparison between two unlike things in which the comparison is directly expressed using a term like “like” or “as."

Which of the following are NOT aspects of a second person narrator?

Select each explanation below that relates to the meaning of the term "archetype."

Which of the following is NOT a type of imagery?

A character who does not undergo any significant change in personality or character over the course of the story.

Character who undergoes a significant change in personality, character, or outlook over the course of a story.

Select each explanation below that relates to the meaning of "personification."

Comparison between two unlike things in which figurative term is substituted for or identified with literal term.

Type of plot structure in which events are narrated in the order they take place (first, second, third, etc.).

The problem a character faces within themself that drives the action of a story.

Part of a plot in which the characters, conflict, and setting are introduced.

Select each explanation below that relates to the meaning of the term "figure of speech."

The writer’s or narrator’s attitude toward the subject, the reader, a character, or himself/herself.

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of a third person omniscient narrator?

A grouping of lines in a poem; can vary in length, but there are common groupings.

A grouping of four lines in a poem.

Mismatch between appearance & reality, expectations & fulfillment, what happens & what would seem appropriate.

A 14 line poem usually divided between an octave using two rhymes (abbaabba), and sestet (cdcdcd or cdecde).

Term used to describe words that almost, but do not quite, rhyme.

A mournful poem, often written for a funeral or as a lament for someone who has died.