MS. KHAN'S AP LITERARY TERMS & DEVICES QUIZ!

calling out to an imaginary/dead/absent person/to a place or thing/personified abstract idea

art of effective communication, especially persuasive discourse

a person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and stands for more than itself

one of the characters tells a story

a character who acts as contrast to another character; often a funny side kick to the hero

is one who does not change much in the course of a story

Who are the most awesomest students evvvverrr?!

work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the writer's style

reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion or politics

figure of speech comparing two unlike things without specific comparison words

the associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase

a “play on words” based on many meanings of the words; may sound alike but differ in meaning

the author reveals character through dress, private thoughts, feelings, &c. commonly through...

a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

a statement that appears self-contradictory, but that reveals a kind of truth

the reasons for a character’s behavior is _________

occurs when someone says one thing but really means something else 

a narrator who is impersonal and objective tells the story, with no comment on any characters

a figure of speech when a person, place, or thing, is referred to by something closely related

in general, a story that ends with a happy resolution of the conflicts faced by character(s)

the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures

a speaker or writer’s choice of words

a statement that appears self-contradictory, but that reveals a kind of truth

poetic & rhetorical device where unrelated words/phrases placed next to one another create wit

opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero in a story

an all knowing narrator tells the story, also using the third person pronouns

the attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work and the characters or audience in it

attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object

an unknown narrator, tells the story, but only focuses on one character

writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people/institutions in an attempting to bring change

an atmosphere created by a writer’s diction and the details selected

the author tells us explicitly what the character is like; used in Romantic style literature

a(n) ________ is one who changes in some important way as a result of the story’s action

repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words

the insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work

a type of comedy in which ridiculous and stereotyped characters are involved in silly scenes

a conflict involving opposing forces within a character's mind

a recurring image, word, phrase, action, idea, object, or situation used throughout a work

story or poem in which characters and settings stand for other people or events or other ideas

a poem consisting of four lines, or four lines of a poem that can be considered as a unit

a long narrative poem, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character