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WorksheetsAP Literary Terms #1 (1-15)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
(a) - The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of several words in a line of poetry.
apostrophe
anecdote
alliteration
antagonist
Ambiguity
When an author leaves out details/ information or is unclear about an event
An idea or meaning suggested or associated with a word or thing
When a character speaks to a character or object that is not present or is unable to respond
The turning point in the plot or the high point of action
When a character speaks to a character or object that is not present or is unable to respond.
Allegory
Apostrophe
Aphorism
Anaphora
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines in a poem.
Apostrophe
Anaphora
Aphorism
Ambiguity
An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing.
connotation
denotation
imagery
metaphor
The repetition of the same vowel sound in a phrase or line of poetry.
Ex: Go slow over the road.
alliteration
anaphora
assonance
syntax
The protagonist's adversary.
symbol
blank verse
allusion
antagonist
Name for unrhymed iambic pentameter
syntax
sonnet
quatrain
blank verse
The turning point in the plot or the high point of action.
rising action
falling action
denouement
climax
(a) - An understanding between a reader and a writer about certain details of a story that does not need to be explained.
A short story or joke told at the beginning of a speech to gain the audience's attention.
connotation
ambiguity
anecdote
convention
(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.
When the ending of the plot in poetry or prose is unfulfilling or lackluster.
Climax
Epilogue
Consonance
Anti-climatic
Informal, conversational language.
Colloquial language
Allisteration
Assonance
Consonance
