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This is a list of Literary terms and examples from my class. #APLit
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Dramatic irony is
when the audiences knows and the character(s) does not
expressed through the voice of a character
is in Robert Frost's "Mending Wall."
used with Marlow going up river
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"His fingers rapped and pounded the door" is an example of
Caesura
Chiasmus
Consonance
Cacophony
3
a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way is
an oxymoron
an epigram
an epithet
an authorial
4
Apostrophe is best used in
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Beloved
The Heart of Darkness
Hamlet
5
"The time is out of joint, O cursed spite/That ever I was born to set it right!" is
an example of cacophony
an example of alliteration
an example of a couplet
an example of assonance
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an ode is
always written in ABAB quatrains
a type of romantic poem
a formal lyric poem that celebrates a person, place, thing..
the style which made Poe famous
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An Anecdote is not
a short interesting story
imparting a deeper meaning
a real event
intended to support or demonstrate some point
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An Octave is
a poem or stanza of eight lines
a four line stanza followed by a four line stanza
a collection of four stanzas
high level interpreted language
9
Suspension of disbelief is all except
a willingness to believe the unbelievable
a willingness to suspend one's critical faculties
a willingness to believe the believable
a willingness to sacrifice realism for enjoyment
10
Which is not an example of Synecdoche?
She is wise wrinkles and all
She is the breadwinner
The suits will decide our fate
The gray beards certainly claim to know
11
Personification is all but?
Traffic moved like a sea turtle on the sand
Lightning danced across the sky
The car complained as the key was turned
My alarm clock yells at me every morning
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Verbal Irony is
irony in which actions have an effect opposite from intended
incongruity between expectations and reality
words expressing something contrary to truth or feeling
when something happens that is different from expectations
13
A Sonnet has all but one
a poem written in ABAB CDCD EFEF GG scheme
a poem with four quatrains
a poem written in 14 lines
a poem written in iambic pentameter
14
Which is not an example of Metonymy?
The pen is mightier than the sword
The students study for the exam
Let me give you a hand
The Oval Office was busy in work
15
Which short story uses Anticlimax the best?
The Sniper
The Most Dangerous Game
Bartleby the Scrivener
I Stand Here Ironing
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Foil is all but one
A character that contrasts with another character
Highlights particular qualities of another character
In some cases, a subplot to the main plot
the antagonist
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Enjambment is all but
the running over of a sentence from one poetic line to next
a line that continues without punctuation
primarily used in prose and non-fiction
the opposite of end-stopped
18
Satire is in which novel
The Heart of Darkness
Beloved
Slaughter House Five
The Kite Runner
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A stanza of four lines is known as
1/3 of a sonnet
a heroic couplet
an octrain
a quatrain
20
Which is not a metaphor?
Her voice is music to his ears.
The assignment was a breeze.
Life is like a river flowing through you and me
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day
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All are Euphemisms except one
The birds and the bees
Wrong answer
Passed away
Put to sleep
22
Invective
is descriptive of a vice
is a denunciation
is used only as a poetic device
is harsh abusive language
23
"All's fair in love and war" is an example of
Juxtaposition
Symbolism
Metaphor
Oxymoron
24
Which is a simile?
He is the Tiger Woods of the golf team.
Her laughter was like a warm blanket or a familiar song
The wind talked and sang throughout the day
Her laughter was was music to his soul
25
All but one describe connotation
an abstract meaning in addition to the literal meaning
a distrust and confusion placed within diction and syntax
a feeling that adds to the primary meaning
an idea that invokes in addition to the primary meaning
26
Euphony shares all of these features except
use of long vowels that are more melodious than consonants
hard loving sounds from consonants like z, k, ck
harmonious consonants such as "l, m, n, r" sounds
soft consonants w, s, y to create pleasant sounds
27
Proverb is all except
popularly known and repeated
a metaphoric statement
a short pithy saying
a general truth or piece of advice
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a colloquial phrase is
the use of vulgar or bad words
mistaken for connotation of disapproval
ordinary or familiar conversation
an outstandingly worded sentence
29
Which is not a characteristic of a Petrarchan Sonnet?
It has Italian roots
Ends with a two line couplet
It is two stanza of 8 and 6 lines
a shift occurs between 8th and 9th line
30
Free Verse are all except
known as vers libre which is a French word
Have regular meter and rhythm
do not follow a scheme and rules
based on normal pauses and natural rhythmic phrases
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Antagonist
Is a flat character
Is an opposition to the protagonist
A character that goes through change
Is always a minor character
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Anti-Hero
is the antagonist
is one who lacks heroic attributes
is the protagonist
is a central character
33
Which is an example of a farce turned to tragedy?
The Bet
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Bartleby the Scrivener
Birthmark
34
Comic Relief is present in which?
The Hand
I Stand Here Ironing
Hamlet
Wooing Ariadne
35
Which is not tone from a short story?
the male tone is condescension in "Trifles."
ominous with Aylmer's obsession in "Birthmark"
suspense that turns to horror in The Most Dangerous Game
Joy as their relationship progresses in "Desiree's Baby"
36
Situational irony is all but one
Irony involving actions opposite from what is expected
Often used incorrectly in place of coincidence
Incongruity between expectations and reality
Audience knows about the situation but the characters do not
37
Which is a Paradox
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others
run slowly
icy hot
Sometimes you need to be cruel to be kind
38
All except one are representative of Spondee
its purpose is to put emphasis on words
a two accented syllables (Dum-Dum) stress pattern
always in a Shakespearian Couplet
it is typically not used in the entire poem
39
Which is not an Allegory
Trueblood's story from Invisible Man
Famous rape scene in The Kite Runner
The character Beloved from the novel
The Nurse's window in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
40
Catastrophe is all except?
It follows protasis, epitasis, andd catatasis
It is a synonym of denouement.
It is the final resolution
It precedes the turning point.
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Symbol
an object that stands for itself and a greater idea
an object that stands for something greater than itself
an object that strands for itself and a graeter idea
an object that stands for itself
42
a mournful or sad poem, particularly a lament for the dead, is known as
an epigraph poem
a sonnet
Petratchian Poetry
an elegy poem
43
Aside is all but one
a remark by a character that is not heard by others
could be a soliloquy
is usually used as comic effect
could be the thoughts of a character
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"But a better butter makes a batter better" is an example of
Assonance
Cadence
Cacophony
Alliteration
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"Men sell the wedding bells" is an example of
Alliteration
Assonance
Cadence
Cacophony
