Must Know Terms for the AP Literature Exam

Question 1

An intentionally exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, but creates humor.

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hyperbole

Question 2

The author's word choice is known as:

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Diction

Question 3

A device used to create contrast by placing two parallel but opposite ideas in a sentence.

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antithesis

Question 4

Establishes credibility through exposition of that speaker's character

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Ethos

Question 5

The nickname "Tiny" for a large man is an example of:

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Irony

Question 6

Appeals of pathos are bound to an author's use of:

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Diction

Question 7

A quality that evokes pity or sadness

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pathos

Question 8

A quality that evokes pity or sadness

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Pathos

Question 9

"The wind whispers" is an example of which TWO devices?

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personification and alliteration

Question 10

This device can be identified as formal or informal:

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tone, diction

Question 11

When one or more words are omitted from a sentence, this should be used:

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ellipsis

Question 12

A device used to achieve a humorous effect or to add emphasis:

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irony

Question 13

Visually descriptive or figurative language

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Imagery

Question 14

"Original copy" is an example of:

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oxymoron

Question 15

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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Oxymoron

Question 16

The repetition of the same initial consonants of words or of stressed syllables

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Alliteration

Question 17

The repetition of certain sounds, creating emphasis of the words and a musical effect is:

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the purpose of alliteration.

Question 18

Allows the audience to connect the characteristics of one object/concept to another.

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allusion

Question 19

Situations that do not pan out the way that the audience, speaker, or characters think it will.

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Irony

Question 20

Which device represents more than their literal meanings?

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Symbol

Question 21

"I'm dying to go to the prom", is an example of what literary device?

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hyperbole

Question 22

This device is used to characterize conflicting emotions, thoughts, or occurences.

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oxymoron

Question 23

Repetition of consonant sounds two or more times in short succession within a sentence/phrase.

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consonance

Question 24

An indirect or passing reference to an event, person, place, or artistic work is called:

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allusion

Question 25

The attribution of human characteristics to a non-human is known as:

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Personification

Question 26

Comparing two things or events often based on their structure and used to explain complex ideas

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analogy

Question 27

"Speech is silver, but silence is gold" is an example of:

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Antithesis

Question 28

Used to identify an appeal to the ethics of a culture or individual:

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Ethos

Question 29

A thing that represents or stands for another thing is called:

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symbolism

Question 30

"A new dawn", figuratively speaking, could represent:

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A new start

Must Know Terms for the AP Literature Exam

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Must Know Terms for the AP Literature Exam

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