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