AP Literary Terms Review

a simple, narrative verse that tells a story and is sung or recited. Bon Jovi = rock ________

a rhetorical device where the speaker addresses a person or personified thing not present

style used to poke fun at, attack, or ridicule an idea, vice, foible- used to provoke change

a poem about one praiseworthy thing-centers on person, an object, or abstraction

a concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement

images, patterns, and symbols that arise and appear in dreams, mythology, and fairy tales

the main character in a work of fiction

a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work

a synonym for poetry or a group of lines in a song or poem

a figure of speech where the part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part

a series of comparisons between two unlike objects

the use of insincere or overdone sentimentality

a figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something associated with it

a discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and -- literal meaning of written/spoken

a French verse form calculated to appear simple, yet has 19 lines and a definite pattern

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose

a pleasing sound caused by the repetition of consonant sounds in sentences, phrases, poems

a humorous play on words, using similar sounding or identical words to suggest diff. meanings

a figure of speech that compares unlike objects

providing hints of things to come in a story or play

a mode of expression where the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated

a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated with punctuation

the arrangement of words in a sentence

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order,-same=modified form

the use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object

A shift or turning point in a work of prose or poetry-affects point-of-view, mood, tone, style

the author's attitude toward the subject- characteristic emotion that pervades a work

Latin term for a narrative that starts out not at the beginningbut at some other critical point

The narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic, metaphorical, or ethical meaning.

emotional tone in a work of literature evoked by diction, syntax, themes, symbolism, events

a sharp, caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; meant to deride

the repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals- used mostly in poetry

a term for the title character for a work of literature - i.e. Hamlet or The Cat in the Hat

sonnet with three quatrains and a couplet- the volta can come at line 9 or in the final couplet

this type of sonnet has an octave and a sestet and the volta occurs in line 9 - no couplet

all-knowing perspective narration: access to private thoughts, narrating secret/hidden events

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

conjunctions are omitted in a series of words. phrases or clauses. vini-veni-vici

in poetry, the use of successive lines with no pause or punctuation between them

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

leaving out letters in a word to form a shorter word-often a word with fewer syllables.

a pause in a line that is formed by the rhythms of natural speech rather than meter

the repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry or prose

a reference to a person, place, event, or work of literature to enhance the meaning of an idea

a figurative comparison using the words like or as

poem =six stanzas of six lines and a final triplet, with a closing three-line envoi.

visually descriptive, figurative language, especially in a literary work- appeals to the senses

German word referring to a novel structured = series of events as the hero quests toward a goal

a popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme with a volta

overstatement, gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect

poetry or drama written in unrhymed, iambic pentameter - Hamlet is written in this verse form

understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity.