AP LIT Q1 General Review

The Romantics believed

having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate

All of the following are synonyms of homely EXCEPT:

when a speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts with the literal or usual meaning

the insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative

disinherit

the use of letters, journals, and diary entries in a literary work

To earn the sophistication point in a free-response essay, you must

a poem in which an imagined speaker addresses a silent listener, usually not the reader

information received that prompts a hero to leave their mundane situation and head off into the unknown

to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to burdensome authority/power

In a free-response essay, what should you provide the most of?

All of the following are synonyms of furtive EXCEPT:

reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes

when actions have an effect opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected

The highlighted text features an example of what literary device?

The highlighted text features an example of what literary device?

a reference to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar with

coquette

a feeling of evil to come

placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast

fervent

sidle

The highlighted text features an example of what sound device?

The highlighted text features an example of what literary device?

cower

when the audience’s or reader’s understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters

intentionally harmful; spiteful

The highlighted text features an example of what sound device?

the moment when a character is suddenly struck with a life-changing realization that changes the rest of the story

fill to satisfaction

vivacious

something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition

the Gothic revival began with

wistful

a coming-of-age novel

a series of tests, tasks, or ordeals that a hero must go through to begin their transformation

exultation

not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties

a story within a story

to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve

a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government