MS. KHAN'S AP LITERARY TERMS & DEVICES QUIZ!

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

poetic & rhetorical device where unrelated words/phrases placed next to one another create wit

figure of speech comparing two unlike things without specific comparison words

an unknown narrator, tells the story, but only focuses on one character

a character who acts as contrast to another character; often a funny side kick to the hero

the insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work

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

writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people/institutions in an attempting to bring change

a(n) ________ is one who changes in some important way as a result of the story’s action

calling out to an imaginary/dead/absent person/to a place or thing/personified abstract idea

a speaker or writer’s choice of words

is one who does not change much in the course of a story

the reasons for a character’s behavior is _________

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

occurs when someone says one thing but really means something else 

an all knowing narrator tells the story, also using the third person pronouns

a figure of speech when a person, place, or thing, is referred to by something closely related

a narrator who is impersonal and objective tells the story, with no comment on any characters

the author tells us explicitly what the character is like; used in Romantic style literature

in general, a story that ends with a happy resolution of the conflicts faced by character(s)

work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the writer's style

a conflict involving opposing forces within a character's mind

art of effective communication, especially persuasive discourse

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

opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero in a story

the author reveals character through dress, private thoughts, feelings, &c. commonly through...

a type of comedy in which ridiculous and stereotyped characters are involved in silly scenes

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

a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

one of the characters tells a story

a person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and stands for more than itself

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

the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures

Who are the most awesomest students evvvverrr?!

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

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

reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion or politics

attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object

a “play on words” based on many meanings of the words; may sound alike but differ in meaning

a recurring image, word, phrase, action, idea, object, or situation used throughout a work

a long narrative poem, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character