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AP Literary Terms Definitions 1-35

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

when several words in a row begin with the same consonant

a)

personification

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

2.
Allusion is defined as______
a)
Two lines working as a unit
b)
A reference to a famous  person, place, or event
c)
A form of wordplay with similar sounding sounds
d)
Words that involve one of the five senses
3.

when a character's dialogue is spoken to the audience but not heard by other actors on the stage

a)

aside

b)

alliteration

c)

mood

d)

parody

4.

analogy—

a)

Exploration of a problem by investigating all sides of it

b)

Citation of information from people recognized for their special knowledge of a subject for the purpose of strengthening a speaker or writers arguments.

c)

Comparison between two things in which the more complex is explained in terms of the simpler: e.g. comparing a year-long profile of the stock index to a roller-coaster ride.

5.

What is an anecdote?

a)

A long, wide river.

b)

A yellow submarine.

c)

A very long story.

d)

A short interesting story .

6.

the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

a)

antithesis

b)

disparage

c)

edict

d)

alleviate

7.

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

a)

apostrophe

b)

soliloquy

c)

aside

d)

assonance

8.

A statement used to make a declaration or express a strong belief on a certain topic is called?

a)

Opinion

b)

Assertion

c)

Fact

d)

Affirmation

9.
Repetition of vowel sounds.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Euphemism
c)
Assonance
d)
Hyperbole
10.

A break in the middle of the line caused by a full stop is called...

a)

a volta

b)

a caesura

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

11.
Greek and Roman myths are known as ________.
a)
the OG myths
b)
original mythology
c)
classical mythology
d)
stories
12.
What is consonance?
a)
The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
b)
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
d)
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
13.

In literature, _________________ is a drama where the characters experience a change for the better and work things out with hope for the future. The happy ending is part of hope for the future.

a)

comedy

b)

dramatic irony

c)

dramatic comedy

d)

dramatic tragedy

14.

Two lines of poetry

a)

Couplet

b)

Diction

c)

Connotation

d)

Epilogue

15.
A poem written in honor of someone who has died.
a)
Ode
b)
Epic
c)
Elegy
d)
Blank verse
16.

___________- the continuation of reading one line of a poem to the next with no pause, a run-on line.

a)

enjambment

b)

end-stopped line

17.

A short speech, spoken directly at the

audience at the end of a play is___________

a)

Tone

b)

Epilogue

c)

Prologue

d)

Routine

18.

The act of substituting a harsh, blunt, or offensive comment for a more politically accepted or positive one.

a)

ambiguity

b)

euphemism

c)

euphony

d)

pun

19.

When a character remembers a past event that is relevant to the current action of the story.

a)

flashback

b)

flashforward

c)

illocution

d)

inversion

20.

Select all that apply to the purpose of FORESHADOWING.

a)

It builds suspense

b)

It uses the memory of the character's past experience.

c)

It makes the story more believable.

d)

The events can be hinted through dialogue, description, and the attitudes of the characters.

21.

Foreshadowing suggest events that will occur later in the story.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

an exaggeration made to prove a point

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

23.
a writer’s vivid description that help readers visualize.
a)
irony
b)
imagery
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
24.

Juxtaposition is...

a)

The figurative comparison between two unlike things

b)

Placing two things side by side, usually to show contrast

c)

A position on the football field

d)

What readers do when they compare and contrast

25.

_________________ is poetry on trivial or playful themes that is written primarily to amuse and entertain and that often involves the use of nonsense and wordplay.

a)

Light verse poetry

b)

Blank verse poetry

c)

Free verse poetry

d)

Lyric poetry

26.

A metaphor carried throughout the text

a)

allusion

b)

metaphor

c)

extended metaphor

d)

symbolism

27.
Irony—
a)
The use of a word or phrase that is less direct, hut that is also less distasteful or less offensive than another; e.g. he is at rest is a euphemism for he is dead. 
b)
arrangement of objects according to class; e.g. media classified as print, television, and radio
c)
method of humorous or sarcastic expression in which the intended meaning of the words is the opposite of their usual meaning; e.g. saying that a cold, windy, rainy day is lovely.
28.

a comparison between two unlike things

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia

29.

A ___________ is extended speech from one speaker.

a)

Autobiographical anecdote

b)

Dialogue

c)

Monologue

d)

Pauses

30.
What is the "mood" of  a story?
a)
Emotions audience feels from a given passage.
b)
The time and place of the story.
c)
The summary of events of the story.
d)
The lesson the reader learns from the story.
31.
A serious poem written in honor of someone or some thing.
a)
Elegy
b)
Ode
c)
Sonnet
d)
Free verse
32.
exaggeration
a)
a short, simple explanation
b)
overstatement
c)
circular reasoning
33.
Understatement—
a)
deliberately representing something as much less than it really is. Jonathan Swift wrote. Last week I saw a woman flayed, and you will hardly believe how much it altered her appearance
b)
method of humorous or sarcastic expression in which the intended meaning of the words is the opposite of their usual meaning; e.g. saying that a cold, windy, rainy day is lovely.
c)
lively descriptions which impress the images of things upon the mind: figures of speech.
34.
A figure of speech that has a contradictory idea (i.e., random pattern).
a)
Idiom
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Euphemism
d)
Analogy
35.
A statement that seems contradictory, but in fact expresses a truth.
a)
Paradox
b)
Parody
c)
Allegory
d)
Motif
36.
Ridicule or mocking of a work for comic effect.
a)
Satire
b)
Parody
c)
Synecdoche
d)
Paradox
37.

Which of the following examples belong to a literary or artistic canon which is accepted as being accurate and authoritative, the "best" literature.

a)

Bible

b)

Lord of the Rings Series

c)

Shakespeare

d)

Greek classics

38.
A sudden unfolding (or realization) in which a character proceeds from ignorance and innocence to knowledge and experienc
a)
archetype
b)
epiphany
c)
motivation
d)
foil

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