AP English Lit&Comp Final

Two unaccented syllables followed by one accented syllable

In fiction or drama, a falling off in intensity and interest following a serious high point.

An accented syllable followed by an unaccented syllable

A short narrative in prose or verse in which the action of the charactersconveys a moral lesson

An apparent contradiction that asserts a truth

A comparison based upon a similarity between two things; used to make a point.

Author's attitude toward his subject and audience

A form of critical analysis that involves the "close" reading of a literary text

Form of lit that depicts downfall of leading character whose life means something significant

A song of rejoicing, often used to describe any intense expression of joy or praise

Sentence structure or the way sentences are put together

A major section of a long poem

A broad satirical piece that focuses on an individual

The use of clues that suggests events that are to come

The distinctive feature of a person's language

A figure of speech in which the part stands for the whole or the whole for the part

A perception of inconsistency, sometimes humorous, event is changed by its context

An appearance or manifestation of a deity; sudden understanding or realization

When the outcome of a situation turns out to be very different from what is expected

In drama, a monologue in which a character appears to be thinking out loud

The emotional atmosphere of a literary work

The capacity to enter into the experience of another

An image which runs through a work

A funeral song lamenting someone's death

When what is said is the opposite of what is meant

Error or mistake; comes from Greek translated as "sin"

When the reader/audience knows something the characters don't know

The first eight lines of a Petrarchan sonnet; establishes the speakers situation

A line of verse that concludes with a pause coinciding with the completion of a phrase/clause

A four-line stanza of verse, generally exhibiting a rhyme scheme

Speech in which a character appears to be thinking out loud, thereby

A short story from which a lesson may be drawn

An indirect phrase that avoids direct unpleasantness

In a Shakespearean sonnet, the last two lines which resolve the conflict, usually turn in thot

A method of describing a poem by analyzing the meter and rhyme of its lines

A humorous scene in tragic drama or fiction that has the effect of temp. altering the mood

A decisive point in a story or play

A 12-line lyric poem usually written in iambic pentamer

To overstate an issue; over exaggeration

The pattern of sounds and pauses that are a feature of poetry, prose, and ordinary speech

Part of a play or fiction that sets up the main action, introduces ppl, backgrounds, conflict

The repetition of vowel sounds in a phrase or sentence.

A pleasing, agreeable sound, traditionally associated with lyric poetry

Term for the dark/brooding hero associated with George Gordon, Lord Byron, and his other heroes

A term for a particularly fanciful metaphor

Particular word choice used to make a point

To edit out material deemed offensive

The specialized terminology of particular groups or professions

The chief character in a drama or story

Medieval plays that depict scenes from the Bible

A tale designed to teach a moral lesson

In drama, a comment by a character directed to the audience, not meant for others on stage

A type of literature or film.

A word, or group of words, that reads the same forward and backwards

Three-line stanzas

A lack of clarity in a situation or expression.

A brief, elegant statement of a principle or opinion. (Usually witty)

A word whose sound hints at its meaning

Repetition of a word or group of words at the beginning of items in a series.

A witty phrase or short poem

The repetition of stressed initial sounds in a group of words.

Long, complex sentence in which main clause appears near the end, creating a suspense about end

A short poem on a pastoral subject

The pattern of images that are the verbal equivalents of sense experience in a literary text

A narrative convention in which a story begins in the middle of an important action

A violent, verbal attack using strong, verbal language

Set of associations that occur to people when they hear or read a word

In classical Greek, a word meaning "purgation" or "cleansing

Formal structure of a line of poetry in terms of its stressed and unstressed syllables

In verse or prose, a discordant, harsh sound

Use of realistic elements to make literature appear truthful or accurate

In Old English verse, a metaphor made up of a compound of two or more words

Indicates necessary predisposition on part of reader to accept 1st hypothesis of a work of lit.

A long poem that narrates the adventures of a hero

Main character in a story who has qualities the opposite of those usually regarded as heroic.

A lyric poem of any length that addresses a person or treats a theme in a serious manner

An implied comparison between two unlike objects

Out of time; something where it does not belong

A comparison between two dissimilar things, usually connected by the words "like" or "as"

A type of narrative featuring adventures in exotic places, love stories, and/or rustic life

Any aspect of culture's beliefs, practices, such that have been passed on orally from gen 2 gen

Folk verse or narrative, usually sung

An element that appears in a number of literary works

Latin term expressing the idea of taking advantage of the present moment.

The word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers.

A poem in which lovers complain of the appearance of dawn, which requires them to part.

Crude, shallow verse, sometimes consciously employed for comic effect

Use of humor and wit to point out the foibles of society to try and bring about a change

Inflated or exaggerated language

An actual statement which falls under the magnitude of the actual event

Sudden appearance of a silly idea or event in a book/movie/discussion that is serious in tone

A lyric poem meditating on the death of an individual or mortality in general

The form of a language spoken by people in a specific region.

An extended simile often running to many lines, used typically to intensify the heroic stature

Term for a story that is longer than a short story and shorter than a short story

Attributing human emotion and conduct to all aspects within nature

A reference within a literary text to some person, place, or event outside the text

A figure of speech in which a word is used to apply to something conventionally associated with

Play on words, usually for comic effect, but sometimes used for a serious purpose

The traditional term for the source of poetic inspiration

A temporary departure from the main subject in speaking or writing

Term that means "sermon" but can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving advice

A change in the normal word order; used to give emphasis or to be rhetorical

A literary form idealizing rural settings

In drama, a final speech addressed to the audience soliciting its approval for the play

Unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable

In verse, the continuation without pause from one line or couplet to the next

The evocation in an audience of the feelings of pity and sorrow

Two accented syllables

Includes describing or relating an object with complete particulars

A type of Japanese poetry that captures the impression of a single object.

The dictionary definition of a word

An unconscious pun, the misuse of a word sounding like the appropriate word

In Elizabethan drama, a mimed scene depicting an episode occurring outside the time

Branch of philosophy that explores the theory of the beautiful and nature of art.

In verse, the basic division of a poem; the equivalent of a paragraph in prose

An accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables

Attributing human emotion and conduct to all aspects of nature

A significant idea in a literary work

German word used to describe a character whose divided mind or personality is rep by2 character

A passage that is repeated at various points in a poem or song

A type of narrative in which the surface story reflects at least one other meaning.

(God from machine) Greek idea gods would come on stage to save hero; miraculous event saves thm

Ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary

A traditional assumption or practice in literature or drama

A pause within a line of verse

A word or phrase that functions as part of someone's name (Richard the Lion-Hearted)

The process by which a person, place, object, or event comes to stand for something

Term for an exaggerated description of an individual.

An introduction to a literary work

Verse written in unrhymed iambic pentameter; standard form for English drama.

A poem or stanza of six lines

Doctrine that a literary work ought to end with good characters rewarded and evil ones punished

Refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images.

Imitation of a particular style or genre for the purpose of satirizing it

Lines of poetry written without a regular meter and usually without rhyme

Literary movement whose aim to produce scientifically accurate descrip of life at cost ofugly

Language that uses fig of speech like hyperbole, simile, metaphor, etc

Figure of speech in which a speaker turns from the audience to address an absent person or idea

Form of English drama of the 15th + 16th centuries where characs show moral/religs abstractions