WorksheetsAP Lit Term Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A brief subjective poem marked by imagination, melody, and emotion, but strict definition is impossible.
a)
Narrative Poetry
b)
Lyric Poetry
c)
Epic Poetry
d)
Contemporary Poetry
2.
lyrical poem of fourteen lines, highly arbitrary in form, and following one or another of several set rhyme schemes.
a)
Sonnet
b)
Elegy
c)
Villanelle
d)
Sestina
3.
Sonnet that includes an octave and a sestet
a)
English Form
b)
American Form
c)
Italian Form
d)
British Form
4.
Sonnet that includes 3 quatrains and a couplet
a)
American Form
b)
British Form
c)
Italian Form
d)
English Form
5.
In writing or speech, the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect.
a)
Synechdoche
b)
Anaphora
c)
Apostrophe
d)
Metonymy
6.
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland's baseball team”).
a)
Euphemism
b)
Understatement
c)
Synechdoche
d)
Allusion
7.
a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is.
a)
Understatement
b)
Metonymy
c)
Apostrophe
d)
Euphemism
8.
a figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated.”
a)
Synechdoche
b)
Metaphor
c)
Metonymy
d)
Apostrophe
9.
a polite expression used in place of words or phrases that might be considered harsh or less acceptable in the present context.
a)
Conceit
b)
Euphemism
c)
Antithesis
d)
Caesura
10.
the arrangement of words addressing a non-existent person or abstract idea as if they were in reality and had the ability to comprehend feelings”
a)
Anaphora
b)
Allusion
c)
Pun
d)
Apostrophe
11.
a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
a)
Allusion
b)
Symbol
c)
Extended Metaphor
d)
Caesura
12.
a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect. It also has the ability to catch the attention of readers.
a)
Parallel Structure
b)
Antithesis
c)
Conceit
d)
Caesura
13.
a grammatical construction having two or more clauses, phrases or words, with similar grammatical form and length,” or “a series of phrases or clauses which start and end in almost a similar fashion
a)
Extended Metaphor
b)
Allusion
c)
Paradox
d)
Parallel Structure
14.
a figure of speech in which two vastly different objects are likened together with the help of similes or metaphors. (often surprising and extremely unlikely.) The author tries to make us admit a similarity between two things whose unlikeness we are strongly conscious of
a)
Caesura
b)
Conceit
c)
Paradox
d)
Pun
15.
A break or interruption between words within a metrical foot; a pause in the middle of the line It often occurs in the middle of a line, or sometimes at the beginning and the end
a)
Caesura
b)
Paradox
c)
Pun
d)
Terza Rima
16.
a comparison drawn between two unlike objects, that is sustained throughout many lines or even an entire work.May be used to enhance a specific theme as shown in the relationship of the two objects, being that the extension allows for deeper parallels to be drawn.
a)
Allusion
b)
Extended Metaphor
c)
Antithesis
d)
Litotes
17.
A statement that seems self-contradictory or unreal, but is actually true.
a)
Pun
b)
Extended Metaphor
c)
Contradiction
d)
Paradox
18.
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
a)
Paradox
b)
Pun
c)
Conceit
d)
Ceasura
19.
ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won't be sorry, meaning you'll be glad ).
a)
Terza Rima
b)
Litotes
c)
Pastoral elegy
d)
Contradiction
20.
is poetry written with regular metrical but unrhymed lines in iambic pentameter
a)
Blank verse
b)
Free Verse
c)
Meter Verse
d)
Strict Verse
21.
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
a)
Creative Verse
b)
Open Verse
c)
Blank Verse
d)
Free Verse
22.
is a poem about both death and idyllic rural life.
a)
Shepherd elegy
b)
Pastoral Elegy
c)
Natural Elegy
d)
Elegy of the Void
23.
a poem which is intended primarily to teach a lesson.
a)
Narrative Poetry
b)
Didactic Poetry
c)
Fable
d)
Epic Poetry
24.
two end-stopped iambic pentameter lines rhymed aa, bb, cc with the thought usually completed in the two-line unit
a)
English couplet
b)
Italian Couplet
c)
Couplet
d)
Heroic Couplet
25.
a three-line stanza rhymed aba, bcb, cdc,etc. (Dante’s Divine Comedy)
a)
Tercet
b)
Terza Rima
c)
Enjambment
d)
Triple Rhyme
26.
A single person, who is NOT the poet, utters the entire poem in a specific situation at a critical momentThe person addresses and interacts with one or more than one person, but we know of the author’s presence and what they say and do only from clues in the discourse of the single speaker
a)
Soliloquy
b)
Dramatic Monologue
c)
Narrative Poetry
d)
Lyric Poetry
27.
a lament for the dead
a)
Elegy
b)
Villanelle
c)
Sestina
d)
Ode
28.
a long stately poem in stanzas of varied length. Convey their strongest sentiments, the poem can be generalized as a formal address to an event, a person, or a thing not present.
a)
Sestina
b)
Narrative Elegy
c)
Elegy
d)
Lyrical Poetry
29.
Six stanzas of six lines each followed by a three-line conclusion or envoyRequires a strict pattern of repetition of six key words that end the lines of the first stanza
a)
Ode
b)
Haiku
c)
Sestina
d)
Villanelle
30.
Nineteen-line poem with two repeating rhymes and two refrains in iambic pentameter (repeated verse/chorus). 5 three-lined tercets and a final quatrain;1st and 3rd lines repeat throughout the poem
a)
Epic Poem
b)
Elegy
c)
Villanelle
d)
Soliloquy
31.
Idealistic outlook~ Disheartened liberals Focus on individual Nature is man’s greatest inspiration
The key to all emotional healing could be found in nature Nature imagery- most predominant feature
Emotions and feelings and imagination = truthThe disenfranchised man
The key to all emotional healing could be found in nature Nature imagery- most predominant feature
Emotions and feelings and imagination = truthThe disenfranchised man
a)
Romanticism
b)
Realism
c)
Naturalism
d)
Modernism
32.
Combine elements horror and romanticism
a)
Gothic Literature
b)
Romantic Horror
c)
Gothic Romance
d)
Suspense
33.
The coming of age story
a)
Journey Archetype
b)
Character Development
c)
Bildungsroman
d)
Education story
34.
A story within a story
a)
Box Narrative
b)
Frame Narrative
c)
Linear Narrative
d)
Episodic Narrative
35.
An apparition or double of a living person--Used to show two different distinct, often opposite, personalities or traits
Shows internal conflicts and the multifaceted nature of a character
Shows internal conflicts and the multifaceted nature of a character
a)
Foil
b)
Dynamic Character
c)
Static Character
d)
Doppelganger
36.
Universal Ideas
- Pride Betrayal Power/Ambition
- Corruption
- Greed Desire
- Innovation
Knowledge & Exploration
- Appearance vs. Reality
- Pride Betrayal Power/Ambition
- Corruption
- Greed Desire
- Innovation
Knowledge & Exploration
- Appearance vs. Reality
a)
The Enlightenment
b)
Renaissance
c)
Naturalism
d)
Realism
37.
tragic hero, defined as a person of high esteem who undergoes a tragic downfall. The misfortune of the character is usually a result of a tragic flaw. This flaw leads to the character’s mistake in judgement and causes their demise
a)
Bildungsroman
b)
Tragedy
c)
Horror
d)
Gothic
38.
speech delivered by a character when they are alone on stage
- thinking out loud so that the audience better understands what is happening to the character internally
- thinking out loud so that the audience better understands what is happening to the character internally
a)
Monologue
b)
Dramatic Monologue
c)
Soliloquy
d)
Dramatic Soliloquy
39.
Emphasis on the inner self and consciousness, its view of society in decay or decline, and the sense of loss, alienation, and disillusionment, is often described as a reaction to world events that called into question Victorian ideals and sensibilities and to the Romantic world-view in which the focus was on nature and the individual.
a)
Naturalism
b)
Realism
c)
Transcendentalism
d)
Modernism
40.
a long, narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events that are significant to the culture of the poet.
a)
Epic Poetry
b)
Journey Poetry
c)
Bildungsroman Poem
d)
Epic Lyrical
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