AP English Lit&Comp Final

Speech in which a character appears to be thinking out loud, thereby

A major section of a long poem

Form of English drama of the 15th + 16th centuries where characs show moral/religs abstractions

A funeral song lamenting someone's death

In classical Greek, a word meaning "purgation" or "cleansing

A temporary departure from the main subject in speaking or writing

Figure of speech in which a speaker turns from the audience to address an absent person or idea

Attributing human emotion and conduct to all aspects within nature

A short story from which a lesson may be drawn

Two accented syllables

A type of literature or film.

A 12-line lyric poem usually written in iambic pentamer

In drama, a monologue in which a character appears to be thinking out loud

(God from machine) Greek idea gods would come on stage to save hero; miraculous event saves thm

Inflated or exaggerated language

A type of narrative featuring adventures in exotic places, love stories, and/or rustic life

The traditional term for the source of poetic inspiration

Term for a story that is longer than a short story and shorter than a short story

The capacity to enter into the experience of another

A word or phrase that functions as part of someone's name (Richard the Lion-Hearted)

An apparent contradiction that asserts a truth

A short poem on a pastoral subject

A type of narrative in which the surface story reflects at least one other meaning.

An element that appears in a number of literary works

The pattern of images that are the verbal equivalents of sense experience in a literary text

An accented syllable followed by an unaccented syllable

The pattern of sounds and pauses that are a feature of poetry, prose, and ordinary speech

A comparison between two dissimilar things, usually connected by the words "like" or "as"

A figure of speech in which a word is used to apply to something conventionally associated with

A form of critical analysis that involves the "close" reading of a literary text

In Elizabethan drama, a mimed scene depicting an episode occurring outside the time

Term for an exaggerated description of an individual.

Verse written in unrhymed iambic pentameter; standard form for English drama.

A lack of clarity in a situation or expression.

A humorous scene in tragic drama or fiction that has the effect of temp. altering the mood

When the outcome of a situation turns out to be very different from what is expected

The dictionary definition of a word

A literary form idealizing rural settings

A lyric poem meditating on the death of an individual or mortality in general

Attributing human emotion and conduct to all aspects of nature

In verse, the basic division of a poem; the equivalent of a paragraph in prose

A brief, elegant statement of a principle or opinion. (Usually witty)

The use of clues that suggests events that are to come

When the reader/audience knows something the characters don't know

In verse, the continuation without pause from one line or couplet to the next

A long poem that narrates the adventures of a hero

German word used to describe a character whose divided mind or personality is rep by2 character

A short narrative in prose or verse in which the action of the charactersconveys a moral lesson

A comparison based upon a similarity between two things; used to make a point.

A broad satirical piece that focuses on an individual

A poem or stanza of six lines

Any aspect of culture's beliefs, practices, such that have been passed on orally from gen 2 gen

A tale designed to teach a moral lesson

Crude, shallow verse, sometimes consciously employed for comic effect

Refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images.

In fiction or drama, a falling off in intensity and interest following a serious high point.

Unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable

An introduction to a literary work

A type of Japanese poetry that captures the impression of a single object.

An indirect phrase that avoids direct unpleasantness

A violent, verbal attack using strong, verbal language

Form of lit that depicts downfall of leading character whose life means something significant

The repetition of vowel sounds in a phrase or sentence.

A four-line stanza of verse, generally exhibiting a rhyme scheme

In drama, a final speech addressed to the audience soliciting its approval for the play

An image which runs through a work

In drama, a comment by a character directed to the audience, not meant for others on stage

Part of a play or fiction that sets up the main action, introduces ppl, backgrounds, conflict

The distinctive feature of a person's language

The process by which a person, place, object, or event comes to stand for something

A witty phrase or short poem

Lines of poetry written without a regular meter and usually without rhyme

Two unaccented syllables followed by one accented syllable

An actual statement which falls under the magnitude of the actual event

Includes describing or relating an object with complete particulars

Medieval plays that depict scenes from the Bible

Literary movement whose aim to produce scientifically accurate descrip of life at cost ofugly

To edit out material deemed offensive

The specialized terminology of particular groups or professions

Branch of philosophy that explores the theory of the beautiful and nature of art.

Language that uses fig of speech like hyperbole, simile, metaphor, etc

Repetition of a word or group of words at the beginning of items in a series.

A line of verse that concludes with a pause coinciding with the completion of a phrase/clause

A perception of inconsistency, sometimes humorous, event is changed by its context

The repetition of stressed initial sounds in a group of words.

Sentence structure or the way sentences are put together

The word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers.

The first eight lines of a Petrarchan sonnet; establishes the speakers situation

In a Shakespearean sonnet, the last two lines which resolve the conflict, usually turn in thot

A word whose sound hints at its meaning

Indicates necessary predisposition on part of reader to accept 1st hypothesis of a work of lit.

In verse or prose, a discordant, harsh sound

Folk verse or narrative, usually sung

A change in the normal word order; used to give emphasis or to be rhetorical

Author's attitude toward his subject and audience

A lyric poem of any length that addresses a person or treats a theme in a serious manner

The chief character in a drama or story

Doctrine that a literary work ought to end with good characters rewarded and evil ones punished

A traditional assumption or practice in literature or drama

The evocation in an audience of the feelings of pity and sorrow

Main character in a story who has qualities the opposite of those usually regarded as heroic.

Play on words, usually for comic effect, but sometimes used for a serious purpose

Ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary

Sudden appearance of a silly idea or event in a book/movie/discussion that is serious in tone

A decisive point in a story or play

An implied comparison between two unlike objects

A method of describing a poem by analyzing the meter and rhyme of its lines

A reference within a literary text to some person, place, or event outside the text

An appearance or manifestation of a deity; sudden understanding or realization

A passage that is repeated at various points in a poem or song

A narrative convention in which a story begins in the middle of an important action

Error or mistake; comes from Greek translated as "sin"

Use of humor and wit to point out the foibles of society to try and bring about a change

A term for a particularly fanciful metaphor

Out of time; something where it does not belong

When what is said is the opposite of what is meant

In Old English verse, a metaphor made up of a compound of two or more words

An accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables

The form of a language spoken by people in a specific region.

The emotional atmosphere of a literary work

To overstate an issue; over exaggeration

Formal structure of a line of poetry in terms of its stressed and unstressed syllables

A pause within a line of verse

A song of rejoicing, often used to describe any intense expression of joy or praise

Imitation of a particular style or genre for the purpose of satirizing it

An extended simile often running to many lines, used typically to intensify the heroic stature

A word, or group of words, that reads the same forward and backwards

A poem in which lovers complain of the appearance of dawn, which requires them to part.

A pleasing, agreeable sound, traditionally associated with lyric poetry

A significant idea in a literary work

Three-line stanzas

Latin term expressing the idea of taking advantage of the present moment.

Use of realistic elements to make literature appear truthful or accurate

Set of associations that occur to people when they hear or read a word

Term that means "sermon" but can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving advice

Term for the dark/brooding hero associated with George Gordon, Lord Byron, and his other heroes

Long, complex sentence in which main clause appears near the end, creating a suspense about end

A figure of speech in which the part stands for the whole or the whole for the part

An unconscious pun, the misuse of a word sounding like the appropriate word

Particular word choice used to make a point