AP Literary Techniques

Question 1

imagery that appeals to the sense of TOUCH

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tactile

Question 2

A witty saying

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epigram

Question 3

A statement that seems self-contradicting but is true

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paradox

Question 4

Name the technique: "Oh Rose, thou art sick!"

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Apostrophe

Question 5

the author's word choice - foundation of all other devices

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diction

Question 6

"But as a man with a loved woman might,/Inquiring with delight" is an example of

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Simile

Question 7

a mixture of harsh and inharmonious sounds

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cacophony

Question 8

Technique?: "Like seasoned timber, never gives;"

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caesura

Question 9

coming-of-age novels

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Buildungsroman

Question 10

takes place when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound

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assonance

Question 11

tired, worn-out, mostly meaningless words and phrases

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cliche

Question 12

a struggle between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and an antagonist

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conflict

Question 13

Technique? "The wild waves whist"

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Onomatopoeia

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Verb that gives an order

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imperative

Question 15

pleasing and soothing effects to the ears due to repeated vowels and smooth consonants

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euphony

Question 16

can be direct or indirect - devices used to highlight/explain the details about a character

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characterization

Question 17

The quality of a fictional narrator who can be trusted by the reader

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reliability

Question 18

The special language of a profession or group

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jargon

Question 19

A sentence that completes the important idea at the end

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periodic

Question 20

having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series

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alliteration

Question 21

Technique? "time and tide"

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alliteration

Question 22

The omission of a word

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ellipsis

Question 23

A type of question asked for effect, not in expectation of a reply

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rhetorical

Question 24

the "unexpected twist" in a story

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situational irony

Question 25

Explicitly instructive

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didactic

Question 26

addressing something/one absent as if present, dead as if living, inanimate as if animate

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apostrophe

Question 27

Name the technique: "And the yellow half-moon large and low"

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Imagery

Question 28

laments or mourns the death of the individual

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elegy

Question 29

A mild expression substituted for a potentially offensive one

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euphemism

Question 30

Name the technique: (drunkenness) "And down in lovely muck I've lain,/Happy till I woke again"

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Verbal Irony

Question 31

Rhyme that occurs within a line rather than at the end

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internal rhyme

Question 32

imagery that appeals to the sense of HEARING

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auditory

Question 33

A reference to something outside of a work

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allusion

Question 34

Word order; the structure of a sentence

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syntax

Question 35

when someone says one thing but means the opposite

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verbal irony

Question 36

Written as a letter

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epistle

Question 37

imagery that appeals to the sense of SMELL

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olfactory

Question 38

deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect

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anaphora

Question 39

short comment/speech delivered directly to audience or to himself; other actors do not hear

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aside

Question 40

an indirect reference to something of historical, cultural, literary or political significance

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allusion

Question 41

The distinctive manner of expression of an author

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style

Question 42

imagery that appeals to the sense of SIGHT

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visual

Question 43

Technique? A poem by Eliot: "No, I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was I meant to be."

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Allusion

Question 44

Direct address to someone or something not present

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apostrophe

Question 45

"Devices of sound" includes ALL these EXCEPT

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connotation

Question 46

imagery that appeals to the sense of TASTE

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gustatory

Question 47

Reasoning out a conclusion from two statements

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syllogism

Question 48

The word order or structure of a sentence

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syntax

Question 49

A work that imitates the style of another, for comedy

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parody

Question 50

Technique? "Nature's first green is gold"

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Masculine Ending

Question 51

anything that is out of time and out of place

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anachronism

Question 52

Arousing a reader's disapproval through ridicule

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satire

Question 53

The word to which a pronoun refers

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antecedent

Question 54

Name the technique: "Close to the sun."

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Hyperbole

Question 55

songlike

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lyrical

Question 56

repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase

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consonance

Question 57

Multiple meanings

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ambiguity

Question 58

When the reader knows something the characters in the story do not - creates SUSPENSE

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dramatic irony

Question 59

Author's word choice

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diction

Question 60

extreme exaggeration to make a point

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hyperbole

Question 61

use of informal words, phrases or even slang - the specific language of a PLACE

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colloquialism

Question 62

When a word's sound suggests its meaning

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onomatopoeia

AP Literary Techniques

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AP Literary Techniques

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