AP Lit

when sounds blend harmoniously

An intensely passionate verse or section of verse, usually love or praise

What is the name of a word's literal meaning?

A speech spoken by a character alone on stage

The excessive pride or ambition that leads to the main character's downfall

What is a short and usually witty saying?

the beat or rhythm of poetry in a general sense

word or phrase used in everyday conversational English that isn't accepted "schoolbook" English

Lines that commemorate the dead at their burial place

three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation

A poetic line with five feet

lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject.

When the audience knows something characters in the drama do not

a story containing unreal, imaginary features

phrase, idea, event that uses repetition to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature

a form of cheesy theater in which the hero is very, very good, the villain mean and rotten

saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth

To restate phrases and sentences in your own words

A reference to another work or famous figure

a work of literature dealing with rural life

novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terror pervades the action

The protagonist's arch enemy or supreme and persistent difficulty

words that sound like what they mean

the resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work or fiction

an abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model/form

a grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things

A comparison or analogy that typically uses like or as

a song for the dead

a return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions

the high point or turning point of a story