Who Am I?
Literary Terms
Literary Elements
AP Lit Exam
Poetry & Drama
100

This bard best known for plays, also wrote more than 150 sonnets.

Who is William Shakespeare?

100

The term used when directly addressing an inanimate object or absent person.

What is apostrophe?

100

This techniques appeals to a reader's senses.

What is imagery?

100

True or false, there are 60 questions on the multiple choice section of the exam.

What is false?

100

This long speech is performed by any character on stage.

What is a monologue?

200

As the protagonist, my traditional surname shows that I am a culture keeper.

Who is Thomas Builds-the-Fire?

200

A synonym for hyperbole, authors use this literary technique when they want to create humor.

What is litotes?

200

This literary element provides specific information for discerning readers.

What are details?

200

These questions have answers such as:

I, II, and III

I and III


What are questions to skip and come back to?

200

These bracketed or italicized words are included in the script.

What are stage directions?

300

A foil to the protagonist, I was his BFF until he became corrupted by the desire for power.

Who is Banquo?

300

Hollywood announced today that another mega star has been named in the "me too" movement.

What is metonymy?

300

This literary element provides the context of a narrative.

What is setting?

300

This important statement should contain three literary elements and three ideas.

What a thesis statement?

300

This poetic meter mimics the heartbeat.

What is iambic pentameter?

400

My name indicates that I am a winner, however, most people would say that I lost everything.

Who is Victor Frankenstein?

400

It was Troy's job to put bread on the table.

What is synecdoche?

400

This literary element is determined by the writer, but interpreted by the reader.

What is tone?

400

This time limit is two hours.

What is the amount of time to write 3 essays?

400

This occurs when the audience knows more than the characters on stage.

What is dramatic irony?

500

Due to societal norms of the time, my wife lied to me about what happened to the Christmas tree so that I would not learn of her deception.

Who is Torvald Helmer?

500

No matter the setting or era, I am easily recognizable because I always represent the same thing.

What is an archetype?

500

This stylistic device is a literary element that can speed up or slow down a passage at the whim of the author.

What is syntax?

500

In free response question 3, this may be substituted.

What is a work of comparable literary merit?

500

This poetic form has no formal structure.

What is free or blank verse?

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