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AP Literary Terms #1 (1-15)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   - The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.

2.

The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of several words in a line of poetry.

a)

apostrophe

b)

anecdote

c)

alliteration

d)

antagonist

3.

Ambiguity

a)

When an author leaves out details/ information or is unclear about an event

b)

An idea or meaning suggested or associated with a word or thing

c)

When a character speaks to a character or object that is not present or is unable to respond

d)

The turning point in the plot or the high point of action

4.

When a character speaks to a character or object that is not present or is unable to respond.

a)

Allegory

b)

Apostrophe

c)

Aphorism

d)

Anaphora

5.

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines in a poem.

a)

Apostrophe

b)

Anaphora

c)

Aphorism

d)

Ambiguity

6.

An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing.

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

imagery

d)

metaphor

7.

The repetition of the same vowel sound in a phrase or line of poetry.

Ex: Go slow over the road.

a)

alliteration

b)

anaphora

c)

assonance

d)

syntax

8.

The protagonist's adversary.

a)

symbol

b)

blank verse

c)

allusion

d)

antagonist

9.

Name for unrhymed iambic pentameter

a)

syntax

b)

sonnet

c)

quatrain

d)

blank verse

10.

The turning point in the plot or the high point of action.

a)

rising action

b)

falling action

c)

denouement

d)

climax

11.

(a)   - An understanding between a reader and a writer about certain details of a story that does not need to be explained.

12.

A short story or joke told at the beginning of a speech to gain the audience's attention.

a)

connotation

b)

ambiguity

c)

anecdote

d)

convention

13.

(a)   - The repetition of consonant sounds in a phrase or line of poetry. The consonant sound may be at the beginning, middle, or end of the word.

14.

When the ending of the plot in poetry or prose is unfulfilling or lackluster.

a)

Climax

b)

Epilogue

c)

Consonance

d)

Anti-climatic

15.

Informal, conversational language.

a)

Colloquial language

b)

Allisteration

c)

Assonance

d)

Consonance