Duplicate of AP Literature & Composition Terms

A seemingly contradictory situation which is actually true.

A tragic flaw/error in judgment

Which is NOT a theme in Macbeth?

When you say something and mean the opposite/something different.

NoT a Theme in Poe's "Dream within a dream?"

Which is NOT a characteristic of Oscar Wilde's writing style? (Importance of being Earnest)?

How many days until graduation?

A brief recounting of a personal story as a way of developing a point or injecting humor or gaining interest.

The central idea or message of a work. May be directly stated in nonfiction works; not fiction.

Which character is NOT morally ambiguous?

Which is NOT a benefit of annotating poetry or literature?

Term describing prose or poetry teaching a lesson, moral or provides a model of behavior (designed to teach)

"Same difference. Friendly fire."

Idea deliberately suggested through brief attention, with most significant points omitted.

When the audience of a drama, movie, story knows something that the character doesn't.

Saying certain syllables in a line of poetry with more emphasis/volume/length

Figure of speech where part of something stands for the whole: wheels to refer to an automobile

Making an implied comparison, not using “like,” as,” or other such words.

Statement delivered by actor that other actors probably don't hear (spoken to audience - LOTS of these in Hamlet)

Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row.

Which is a FOIL to Hamlet's character?

Question not asked for information but for effect.

Implied meaning rather than literal meaning of a word.

Which is NOT a theme of "The Importance of Being Earnest"?

What is NOT contained in a sophisticated thesis statement?

Aristotle's word for pity & fear the audience experiences when tragic hero falls ("the release of emotions")

What is the tone of "My Last Duchess" - Robert Browning

Addressing someone/thing, usually not present or unable to respond

When the last word of two different lines of poetry rhyme.

Which is NOT a way that an author INDIRECTLY characterizes a character?

Combination of harsh unpleasant sounds which create effect of discordance.

An exaggerated imitation of a serious work or person for humorous purposes.

Long speech made by character alone on stage revealing innermost thoughts/feelings

How many years has FBA been around?

NOT a theme of Hamlet:

Sentence that issues a command

Expression of an idea which gives more than one meaning, leaves uncertainty.

Substituting a word naming an object for another word associated with it. (White House)

What is the meaning of "fair is foul, and foul is fair"?

When a poet creates a rhyme, but the two words do not rhyme exactly – they are merely similar

Character of the 1st-person narrator in verse/prose narratives

How do Macbeth's and Lady Macbeth's roles evolve?

literary style - a character's thoughts, feelings, & reactions are depicted in a continuous flow uninterrupted

NOT a major character in Hamlet:

A less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts.

What is important when turning in essays for college?

Written/oral composition presenting discourse (speech) of only one speaker, in front of one or more people

Pause for effect in the middle of a poetry line

What should NOT be in a sophisticated conclusion?

Writer's attitude toward his subject matter revealed through diction, and organization.

Ordinary or familiar type of conversation.

The ironic minimizing of fact, this presents something as less significant than it is.

A conclusion should provide new information in it.

The use of a word which imitates or suggests the sound that the thing makes.

First words that Hamlet speaks in the play:

The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words

A poem usually personal of grief or mourning

Reference to something outside of the text - history, the bible, literature, etc. - with which the reader is familiar.

"But in that sleep what dreams may come? Aye, there's the rub." What's the "rub?"

Which is NOT true of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales?

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

"Brevity is the soul of wit"

Which is NOT a characteristic of Harlem Renaissance poetry?

Placing things side by side for the purposes of comparison.

College essays (in general) should be

A recurring idea, symbol, theme in a piece of literature.

Who is the oldest high school teacher?

"A Poison Tree" theme:

Word choice, particularly as an element of style.

A comparison including extreme exaggeration

Involving circumstances in which actions have an opposite effect from what was intended.

Forceful verbal attack

A statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle.

a short story to prove a point with a moral basis (without animals in it)

A common, often used expression that doesn’t make sense if you take it literally.

College essay format (in general):

"Look at Me" - Moose - paranoid yet confident, formerly extroverted now shy; teacher who can't look people in the eye

Commonly recurring literary devices, motifs or clichés in creative works. (star-crossed lovers, rhyming couplets, )

A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter. Usually divided into 2 quatrains and a couplet.

Who is speaking at graduation?

Which is NOT a MAJOR character in Earnest?

Which is NOT a reason that Hamlet is relevant today?

A well-analyzed body paragraph should be at least how many sentences

NOT a Theme in "A Road Not Taken"

The literal, explicit meaning of a word, without its connotations.

Giving human-like qualities to something that is not human

When a line of poetry contains a rhyme within the same single line.

A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word

When an author gives hints about what will occur later in a story

Pair of rhyming lines.

What is the tone of "The Landlady" - P.K. Page?

In The Importance of being Earnest, "Earnest acts as a"

A character providing contrast of another character's qualities