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AP Literature and Composition Exam Terms Review (all 100 ques)
AP Literature and Composition Exam Terms Review (all 100 ques)
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Which type of irony involves an event happening that is opposite of what was expected?
dramatic
situational
Socratic
verbal
2
Another word for a figure of speech is a . . .
scheme
trope
defibrilation
analogy
3
A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience.
epithet
analog
synesthesia
adage
4
When human qualities or abilities are assigned to abstractions or inanimate objects
Personification
Synecdoche
Hyperbole
Apostrophe
5
The speaker tells a sad story to appeal to the emotions of his/her audience.
ethos
logos
pathos
6
A verb is in this when it expresses an action performed upon its subject
passive voice
intransitive
active voice
transitive
7
A concise but witty and thoughtful statement. (ex: "I can resist everything but temptation.")
bombast
parody
epigram
pedantry
8
A false name or alias used by writers.
pseudonym
nom de mon
pseduku
pseudofont
9
An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject.
bombast
parody
farce
invective
10
pattern or stanza of three lines
couplet
trimeter
tercet
quatrain
11
any word, phrase or clause that describes another word in a sentence.
syntax
referent
modifier
style
12
where real life is depicted, usually depressing, for social change
realism
romanticism
naturalism
humanism
13
A lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.
sonnet
Villanelle
ballad
ode
14
How many lines does a sonnet possess?
12
16
17
14
15
uses words or phrases repeated in a similar structure
Parallelism
Epithet
Oxymoron
Metonymy
16
"She left the
H
eaven of
H
eroes and came down / to
m
ake a
m
an to
m
eet the
m
ortal need."
alliteration
chiasmus
asyndeton
assonance
17
Speaking to a non-human entity as if it understands. ("Freedom! You are a beguiling mistress.")
Pun
Oxymoron
Apostrophe
Antithesis
18
when the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind in narration
anachronism
stream of consciousness
lyrical prose
authorial intrusion
19
Another word for "word choice" is . . .
spoonerism
diction
chiasmus
kenning
20
A brief, interesting story about someone.
whimsy
retraction
indirect quotation
anecdote
21
A metrical foot with an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. (as in "regard")
trochee
spondee
iamb
pyhrric
22
a word or phrase repeated at the
beginning
of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences
Epistrophe
Antithesis
Anaphora
Anastrophe
23
When a character in a play speaks directly to the audience
with other characters present
aside
monologue
dramatis personae
dialogue
24
places a noun or phrase next to another noun for descriptive purposes
Epanalepsis
Analogy
Anaphora
Appositive
25
the literal or dictionary meaning of a word, containing little or no emotional slant
denotation
tone
periphrasis
connotation
26
four-line stanzas going back and forth between iambic quatrameter and iambic trimeter
Terza Rima
ballad meter
villanelle
tercet
27
A brief and often simplistic lesson such as “Treat others as you would be treated.”
critique
concept
motif
moral
28
breaks in rhythm, thought, or syntax that occur anywhere between the beginning & end of a line
stanza
caesura
enjambment
end-stopped line
29
Which is NOT considered a rhetorical (writing) mode?
description
exposition
allusion
narration
30
A word or phrase made by transposing (mixing up) the letters.
Example:
weird to wired.
analog
anagram
palendrome
malefaction
31
Attacking a person with personal attacks rather than attacking his/her arguments.
ad populum
ad hominem
straw man
circular reasoning
32
compares two things by stating one is the other
parallelism
irony
simile
metaphor
33
a 19-line poem with five tercets followed by a quatrain.
ballad
Petrarchan (Italian) Sonnet
Villanelle
Shakespearean (English) Sonnet
34
Another name for the speaker's attitude is . . .
characterization
mood
tone
conflict
35
art associated with the ancient Greeks and Romans--emphasis on reason, consistency and order.
classicism
naturalism
humanism
realism
36
A false name or alias used by writers. Also called "nom de plume"
eponymous
pseudonym
terza rima
epistle
37
Rhetorical devices based on word choice and word order are called . . .
anastrophes
zeugmas
litotes
schemes
38
A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place.
idyll
caesura
ode
dystopia
39
a narrative containing an underlying moral or political meaning.
bombast
aphorism
bathos
allegory
40
a conscious vagueness in meaning meant to evoke multiple ideas and interpretations
pathos
mood
pathos
ambiguity
41
word order and word choice used to create and manipulate meaning
clause
syntax
trope
antecedent
42
Which type of irony involves saying the opposite of what you actually mean?
verbal
dramatic
situational
socratic
43
also called 3rd person, when the narrator is not a character in the work.
internal point of view
subjective
external point of view
omniscient
44
a fictional narrative that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel
novella
aubade
story
dramatic monologue
45
point of view
periphrasis
inversion
perspective
dramatic monologue
46
A sentence not expressing the main clause until the very end.
periodic sentence
loose sentence
cumulative sentence
balanced sentence
47
an artificial event introduced in a drama suddenly to resolve a situation or untangle a plot
Doppelganger
Deus ex Machina
Synesthesia
Verisimilitude
48
A recurrent thematic element, image or symbol in an artistic or literary work
bildungsroman
prologue
nemesis
motif
49
compares two different things that have some similar characteristics
Allusion
Analogy
Alliteration
Anaphora
50
when a thought or phrase continues past the end of a line onto the next
enjambment
end-stopped line
caesura
rhythm
51
a character whose traits highlight those of another character by starkly contrasting them
protagonist
foil
antagonist
portmanteau
52
The point of resolution that occurs at the end of a narrative or drama, real or imagined.
denouement
deus ex machina
exposition
climax
53
a quality that gives readers a vision of life as it is or could have been
anachronism
stream of consciousness
verisimilitude
euphony
54
That portion of discourse that wanders or departs from the main subject or topic.
digression
solipsism
authorial intrusion
reflective prose
55
A humorous play on words, using similar-sounding words to suggest different meanings.
dysphemism
connotation
pun
euphemism
56
time and place in fiction
bibliomancy
caesura
synesthesia
setting
57
writer uses descriptive words in effort to appeal to the sensory experiences of the reader
imagery
metaphor
personification
symbolism
58
a formal poem of lament and consolation regarding death or on a particular person's death
sonnet
epigram
elegy
melodrama
59
Putting ideas, words, or phrases next to one another to heighten their opposing meanings.
conceit
synecdoche
analogy
juxtaposition
60
A work of literature dealing with rural (country) life.
lampoon
pastoral
homily
romance
61
The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning --the meaning “between the lines.”
anecdote
abstract
subtext
exegesis
62
A metrical foot with a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. (as in "boring")
spondee
pyhrric
iamb
trochee
63
the argument or general idea expressed by a literary work--implied or explicitly stated
proverb
discourse
concept
theme
64
When the narrator is also a character in the work.
3rd person
1st person
omniscient
2nd person
65
The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader or other audience.
persona
villanelle
empathy
authorial intrusion
66
Man vs. Society is a type of . . .
animism
plot structure
conflict
antithesis
67
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
free verse
modern verse
expressive verse
blank verse
68
The emotional slant (positive or negative) that words contain.
caesura
connotation
denotation
situational irony
69
using multiple instances of a conjunction; this shows multiplicity and slows down the narrative
antithesis
polysendeton
ellipsis
asendeton
70
A word to which a pronoun refers
incidental
conditional referent
contracentenal
antecedent
71
An abstract or ideal conception of a type; ; an original model or form.
myth
allegory
symbol
archetype
72
Using opposite words in parallel structure
denouement
reiteration
antithesis
elliptical construction
73
holding someone or something up to ridicule, usually in effort to teach a lesson
bildungsroman
ambiguity
satire
persona
74
A sentence in which the main idea of the sentence is presented first, followed by description.
interrupted sentence
cumulative sentence
balanced sentence
periodic sentence
75
A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing of something of value.
eulogy
ode
idyll
elegy
76
A lecture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior.
homily
invective
allegory
belle-lettres
77
"I ran and ran and ran all day but didn't lose any weight." (device?)
chiasmus
anaphora
asyndeton
polysyndeton
78
paragraphs in a poem are called . . .
monomes
ephrastics
caesuras
stanzas
79
A metrical foot with two stressed syllables. (as in "fresh fish")
trochee
pyhrric
iamb
spondee
80
You're trying to prove that a landfill in the city is causing birth defects, so you use . . .
narration mode
description mode
chronological mode
cause/effect mode
81
another name for a metaphor
adage
conceit
periphrasis
caricature
82
a type of understatement using "no" or "not"
Antithesis
Litotes
Metaphor
Antimetabole
83
a brief reference to an event, literary work or person
Synonym
Allusion
Antimetabole
Anaphora
84
a work (novel, story, etc.) written in the form of letters to someone
stream of consciousness
eponymous
exposé
epistolary
85
A phrase made from two contradictory terms. (Example: “Bill is a cheerful pessimist.”)
Epistrophe
Pun
Paradox
Oxymoron
86
A main character with sympathetic traits not often associated with heroes.
antagonist
foil
antihero
protagonist
87
A poem containing the consistent use of unrhymed iambic pentameter
ballad meter
free verse
blank verse
heroic couplet
88
Which rhetorical mode would you use when structuring your paper on foils in
Macbeth
?
description
narration
comparison/contrast
cause/effect
89
rhymed lines of iambic pentameter in a poem
blank verse
rhyme royal
heroic couplet
free verse
90
Another name for an Italian Sonnet
Shakespearean
English
Petrarchan
Elizabethan
91
A type of poem containing the rhyme-scheme is aba, bcb, cdc, ded, etc.
English Sonnet
terza rima
Villanelle
Italian Sonnet
92
a term used to describe literary forms, such as novel, play, and essay.
homily
syllepsis
belle-lettres
genre
93
What is the usual rhyme scheme of an English Sonnet?
ABBAABBACDCDCD
ABBAABBACDECDE
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
ABABCDCDEFEFDD
94
An indirect quotation; when another’s idea is given but not in the original wording.
critique
paraphrase
anecdote
exegesis
95
A metaphor in which the part represents the whole (Tom just bought a fancy new set of
wheels
.)
Epistrophe
Litotes
Synecdoche
Hyperbole
96
harsh, discordant sounds
zeugma
cacophony
euphony
anastrophe
97
Which point of view exists when a narrator in a novel is also a character in that novel?
omniscient
3rd person
1st person
2nd person
98
two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter
couplet
Heroic couplet
bimeter
villanelle
99
a stanza of four lines
sinquet
pentameter
quatrain
quatrameter
100
A guy running for president uses this appeal to convince his audience that he is trustworthy.
pathos
logos
ethos
