AP English Lit Terms

words that almost rhyme...can be end rhyme or internal

a speech spoken by a character alone on stage

How many essay questions are on the AP literature exam?

five feet

a pause or a sudden break in a line of poetry

a rhymed pair of lines in a poem

In your analysis of a work of literary merit, don't summarize; explore the meaning of the work. Meaning = ?

poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter

repetition of vowel sounds

grating of sounds that are harsh or do not go well together

deliberate exaggeration to create humor or emphasis

a feeling of uncertainty and curiosity about what will happen next in a story

excessive pride or ambition that leads a tragic hero to disregard warnings...leads to downfall

a word or phrase, often a figure of speech, that has become lifeless because of overuse

a succession of harmonious sounds

a reference to a well-known work of art

Sonnet consisting of an octave and a sestet

a figure of speech that requires "like" or "as"

deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings in a work

word choice; something you should always examine and cite in your responses!

figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase

a story in which a heroic character either dies or comes to some other unhappy end

a short, simple narrative of an incident

writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions to try to bring about change

alliteration is the repetition of

a figure of speech in which a part represents the whole

sonnets require _____ lines

a six-line stanza

Attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object

a character who, by contrast, highlights the characteristics of another character

which of the following is NOT another word(s) for aphorism

Stressed portion of a word

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

a formal poem focusing on death or mortality

in poetry, the running over of a line or thought into the next of verse