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A review of terms for the AP English Literature exam
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the repetition of the same vowel sound in nearby, non-rhyming words
alliteration
rhyme
assonance
consonance
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the idea or feeling a word evokes
denotation
slang
connotation
diction
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dictionary definition of a word
diction
connotation
denotation
slang
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speaker created by the poet
person
talker
persona
narrator
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a character alone on stage speaks revealing motivation and/or intent
monologue
aside
dramatic monologue
soliloquy
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unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
trochee
iamb
dactyl
anapest
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a literary work that portrays abstract ideas in concrete ways
epic
allegory
symbology
narrative
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A figure of speech in which something is represented by another thing that is related to it.
metaphor
metonymy
synechdoche
simile
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a common type of flat character who allows the main character to stand out more distintctly
foil
antagonist
protagonist
stock
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coming of age story
bildungsroman
epic roman story
narrative
epic
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a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead
epic
ballad
ode
elegy
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views all events in a story from a distance and does not play a role
omniscient narrator
third-person narrator
second-person narrator
limited omniscient narrator
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A comparison between two things that help explain or illustrates both of them.
anaphora
allusion
analogy
alliteration
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lines that are discordant and difficult to pronounce
consonance
calamity
euphony
cacophony
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lines that are musically pleasant to the ear
cacophony
rhythm
euphony
rhyme
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a run-on line of verse that continues into the next line without a grammatical break
enjambment
cesura
feminine ending
end-stopped line
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the repetition of consonant sounds within nearby words
alliteration
rhyme
consonance
assonance
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the rhyming of a single syllable word
feminine rhyme
exact rhyme
masculine rhyme
end rhyme
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puts the reader right in the story
first-person
second-person point of view
third-person omniscient
third-person limited
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A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole.
synechdoche
metaphor
simile
metonymy
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provides background information about characters , setting, and situation
climax
exposition
rising action
denouement
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introduces a story using another story usually creating a shift in perspective
narrative
window story
narrator switch
narrative frame (frame story)
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a poem that tells a story
narrative
ode
epic
elegy
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the repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginnings of nearby words
assonance
consonance
rhyme
alliteration
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in the middle of the action
flash back
in media res
foreshadow
back to the future
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when a rhythmic pattern of stresses recurs in a poem
foot
scansion
meter
stress
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Language that uses figures of speech to go beyond the literal meanings of words to give new insights.
Sound Devices
Metaphorical
Allusion
Diction
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also known as an English Sonnet
Shakespearean Sonnet
Petrarchan Sonnet
Love Sonnet
Spencerian Sonnet
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a line of verse which ends with punctuation to show the completion of an idea
end-stopped line
masculine ending
enjambment
caesura
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tells what just one major or minor character is thinking
second-person narrator
limited omniscient narrator
omniscient narrator
third-person narrator
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only recounts what characters say and do
third-person narrator
omniscient narrator
first-person narrator
objective narrator
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cultural symbols that have become universally understood and recognized
motif
allegory
symbol
archetype
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also known as an Italian Sonnet
Petrarchan Sonnet
Pasta Sonnet
Spenserian Sonnet
Shakespearean Sonnet
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Moments in which the author seems to be changing perspective or attitude.
Suspense
Flashback
Shifts
Imagery
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the method of graphically representing the metrical pattern of the beats in a poem
stress
scansion
foot
meter
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a figure of speech in which the poet addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or a thing
apostrophe
conceit
synecdoche
metonymy
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Language that appeals explicitly to the senses and evokes emotional responses.
Simile
Imagery
Metaphor
Assonance
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a figure of speech in which one thing is equated with something else
conceit
apostrophe
metaphor
simile
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a poem that can be categorized by the patterns of its lines, meter, rhymes, and stanzas
closed form
free form
open form
fixed form
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the metrical unit by which a line of poetry is measured
scansion
foot
stress
meter
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the use of rhyming words in the same line, or rhyming words in the middle of lines
end rhyme
internal rhyme
exact rhyme
near rhyme
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A statement that seems contradictory but actually is not.
irony
dramatic irony
paradox
verbal irony
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the turning point where the fortunes of the protagonist worsen
exposition
falling action
denouement
climax
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a poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style
ballad
ode
elegy
epic
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a pause in the meter or rhythm of a line sometimes marked by punctuation
enjambment
rhyme
caesura
stress
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a quatrain consisting of alternating 8- and 6-syllable lines; most popular rhyme scheme is abcb
octave
English stanza
sestet
ballad stanza
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an extended metaphor that spans several lines of a work, can be an unusual or elaborate analogy
conceit
narcissist
complex metaphor
epic metaphor
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Repetition of an initial word or phrase to add emphasis.
onomatopoeia
anaphora
repetition
analogy
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A contrasting character who allows the protagonist to stand out more distinctly.
round character
flat character
stock character
foil
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a speech presented by a single character on stage
soliloquy
dramatic monologue
monologue
aside
