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AP Lit Quiz 8

Academic (style)

Complex, discusses intangible qualities like good and evil, and seldom uses examples to support its points

Alliteration

repetition of initial consonant sounds

Allusion

a reference to another work of literature, person, or event

Antecedent

the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers.

Anthropomorphism

the attribution of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects

Black Humor

the use of disturbing themes in comedy.

Catharsis

an emotional or psychological cleansing that brings relief or renewal

Conceit

a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects

Dramatic Monologue

when a single speaker in literature says something to a silent audience.

Enjambment

the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause

Foil

a character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with those of another

Free Verse

unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern

Irony

a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens

Metaphor

a figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using like or as

Plaint

a poem or speech expressing sorrow

Satire

a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision

Soliloquy

in drama, a character speaks alone on stage to allow his/her thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to the audience

Stock Character

standard or clichéd character types: the drunk, the miser, the foolish girl, etc.

Utopia

an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal

Zeugma

when a word is used with two adjacent words in the same construction, but only makes literal sense with one of the