AP Literature Terms

The conclusion or tying up of loose ends in a literary work-resolution of conflict & plot

A poem that laments the dead or a loss.

Poem that presents a conversation between speaker and an implied listener.

A break/ pause within a line of poetry indicated by punctuation used to emphasize meaning.

A foot of poetry consisting of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.

Two lines of rhyming poetry: Shakespeare used it often

A lengthy, elevated poem that celebrates the exploits of a hero: Beowulf prime example

The literal or dictionary definition of a word.

Interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning.

A traditional aspect of a literary work, such as a soliloquy in a Shakespearean play.

Unrhymed iambic pentameter

A technique in poetry that involves the running of a line or stanza.

Words spoken actor intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters on stage.

A brief witty poem.

Direct address in poetry