AP Lit. Literary Terms pp. 1-3

central character who lacks the qualities associated with heroes

grating, inharmonious sounds

a person, scene, event in literature that fails to correspond with the time in which the work is set

a reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance an idea.

a tale in which a young protagonist experiences an introduction to adulthood

The words wish and dash are examples of this:

A dynamic character stays the same throughout the events of the story.

a poet; Shakespeare is commonly given this title

suggested or implied meaning of a word

a pause in the middle of a line of poetry

brief story used to illustrate a point

Elision is the ______ of an unstressed syllable in order to maintain meter.

a cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy

a way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or inhabitants of a certain geographical area

the reader knows more about a situation than a character does

the choice of words in speech or writing

the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row

a comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things

a highly regarded work of literature that has withstood the test of time

a brief explanation of a text OR analyzing text through taking notes

another name for an extended comparison (metaphor)

The words Fish and Fin are an example of what two literary devices?

commas used with no conjunctions, emphasizing the parts equally

a speaker addresses a person or personified thing not present

character or force that goes against the protagonist

a story that ends with a happy resolution

an abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example

the dictionary definition of a word

similar to personification

a pair of rhyming lines in a poem

the turning point of a work of literature

What's an example of anthropomorphism?

The author tells us directly what we need to know about a character.

An ellipsis is an accent mark put onto a syllable to give it an extra syllable.

deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture

a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the young hero travels in quest of a goal

another name for the resolution of a work of fiction

a story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic meaning

a short statement/saying of a generally accepted truth

the works considered most important in a national literature

a vagueness of meaning

the use of overdone or insincere sentimentality

An elegy is a narrative poem that is sung or recited.

a form of writing meant to teach

the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together

The words Gravel and Guts are an example of what literary devices?

a contrast of ideas by means of grammatical arrangement of words and phrases

unrhymed iambic pentameter

repetition of beginning consonant sounds

a type of narrative poetry that is sung or recited