AP English Literature Exam Review

“play on words” based on multiple meanings of a single word.

What is the repetition of an opening word or phrasein a series of lines?

Person,place,thing that has meaning in itself & that also stands for something more than itself

Remark spoken by character to audience or another character; not heard by other characters.

A speaker or writer’s choice of words.

Opposition b/t two characters, b/t two groups of people,or b/t the protagonist and nature.

The attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work, the characters in it, or the audience

Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter.

The use of words which sound like what they describe; e.g. "buzz, whir, babble."

An extended metaphor with a complex logicthat governs a poetic passage or an entire poem.

Story where characters,settings,and events stand for other people or events or abstract ideas.

A figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for effect.

"Bright star, would I were steadfast asthou art - " is an example of this literary term.

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

Two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry.

The author tells us explicitly what the character is like.

An atmosphere created by a writer’s diction and the details selected.

The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

"Aliceran into the room, into the garden, and into our hearts," can best be described as:

The associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase.

The use of language to evoke a picture, a sensation of a person,a thing,a place,or experience.

The “vantage point” from which the narrative is passed from author to the reader.

a poem consisting of four lines, or four lines of a poem that can be considered as a unit.

A character who acts as contrast to another character. Or a funny side kick to a dashing hero.

Figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.

A statement which says less than is really meant.

"The wall stared at me silently" is an example of what type of literary tool? 

Figure of speech where a person or thing, is referred to by a thing closely associated with it.

A harsh, discordant, unpleasant-soundingchoice and arrangement of words.

Extended speech where a lone character expresses their "thoughts" to the audience.

A work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the writer’s style.

A statement that appears self-contradictory, but that reveals a kind of truth.

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things w/o use of "like" or "as".

Hints of future events through unusual circumstances in the present.

A type of poem which was originally a song meant to be sung to the accompaniment of music.

The insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work.