AP English Literature And Composition Exam Prep Test

18. Words which are inaccurate if interpreted literally, but are used to describe. Similes and metaphors are common forms.

Figurative language

19. Repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Alliteration

26. is one who changes in some important way as a result of the story’s action.

Dynamic character

40. a long narrative poem, written in heightened language , which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society.

Epic

43. a recurring image, word, phrase, action, idea, object, or situation used throughout a work (or in several works by one author), unifying the work by tying the current situation to previous ones, or new ideas to the theme.

Motif

45. in general, a story that ends with a happy resolution of the conflicts faced by the main character or characters.

Comedy

48. the insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work.

Theme

49. story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities.

Allegory

50. Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike

Analogy

52. An atmosphere created by a writer’s diction and the details selected.

Mood

53. a type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about a change.

Satire

54. calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place or thing, or a personified abstract idea. If the character is asking a god or goddess for inspiration it is called an invocation.

Apostrophe

55. a type of comedy in which ridiculous and often stereotyped characters are involved in silly, far-fetched situations.

Farce

57. the author reveals to the reader what the character is like by describing how the character looks and dresses, by letting the reader hear what the character says, by revealing the character’s private thoughts and feelings, by revealing the characters effect on other people (showing how other characters feel or behave toward the character), or by showing the character in action. Common in modern literature

Indirect characterization