AP Literature Vocabulary Test

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Arbitrary

based on individual discretion or random choice rather than any reason or system

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brooding

showing deep unhappiness of thought; appearing deep in thought, often giving a sense of gloom

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brusque

blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness

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capricious

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior; unpredictable

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denigrating

criticizing or defaming someone or something; disparaging

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ephemeral

lasting for a very short time; transient; fleeting

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laudatory

expressing praise and commendation; complimentary

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obstreperous

noisy and difficult to control; unruly

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omniscient

having complete or unlimited knowledge; knowing everything

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pensive

engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought

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senile

exhibiting the mental and physical decline associated with old age

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zealous

showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective

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ballad

a narrative poem or song that tells a story, often of folk origin and typically characterized by simple language and a repeated refrain

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blank verse

unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter, a meter commonly used in English poetry, without a rhyme scheme

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caesura

a pause or break in a line of poetry, often indicated by punctuation, that affects the rhythm and flow of the verse

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couplet

two consecutive lines of verse that rhyme and often have the same meter, forming a complete thought or unit

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enjambment

the continuation of a sentence or clause without a pause at the end of a line in a poem

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free verse

poetry that does not follow a regular rhyme scheme or meter, allowing for greater flexibility and natural expression

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lyric

a type of poem expressing personal emotions and feelings, often in a musical and rhythmic way

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metered verse

poetry with a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, creating a rhythmic structure

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octave

a unit of poetry that contains eight lines

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ode

a lyrical poem that addresses and often celebrates a person, place, thing, or idea

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quatrain

a unit of poetry that contains four lines

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sestet

a unit of poetry that contains six lines

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sestina

a highly structured poetic form consisting of six stanzas, each with six lines, and a final three-line envoi. the end words of the lines follow a specific pattern

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sonnet

a 14 line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter

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petrarchan sonnet

a sonnet consisting of an octave, followed by a sestet with various rhyme schemes

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Shakespearean sonnet

a sonnet consisting of three quatrains followed by a rhymed couplet

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tercet

a unit of poetry that contains three lines

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villanelle

a 19 line poem with a specific structure, consisting of five tercets followed by a concluding quatrain. It has a strict pattern of repeated lines and rhyme scheme

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chiasmus

the order of terms in the first half of a parallel clause is reversed in the second half

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diatribe

a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something

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metonymy

a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted with another with which it is closely associated or related

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parable

a short, simple story that conveys a moral or spiritual lesson

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synecdoche

a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole

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