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Literary Devices
Literary History
Testing & More Terms
AP Skills and Literary Elements
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100
An indirect reference to a person, event, statement, theme or work made to enrich meaning through the connotations they carry.
What is an allusion?
100
Elizabethan poet and playwright who wrote at least 37 plays and helped found the Lord Chamberlain's men.
Who is William Shakespeare?
100

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What is the date for the AP exam in English Literature and Composition?

100

The details that not only depict a time and place, but also convey values associated with that environment. 

What is setting?

100

The pairing two ideas/things in your analysis that usually connects to relationships among characters. 

What is complexity? 

200

An unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what was intended or expected to happen. It involves dialogue and situations, and it can be intentional or unplanned.

What is irony?

200

Late nineteenth century American author who broke barriers in women's literature because of her unconventional views on marriage/married life.

Who is Kate Chopin?

200
Poetry, prose, and free response.
What are the three topics for the essay questions on the AP English & Composition exam?
200
The statement of the position taken by someone expostulating on a particular topic with the intent of proving that position plausible or correct.
What is a thesis?
200

The arrangement of the parts and sections of a text, the relationship of the parts to each other, and the sequence in which the text reveals information are all structural choices made by a writer that contribute to the reader's interpretation of a text. 

What is structure?

300

Mostly found in poetry, harsh, unpleasant, or discordant sounds. Pop culture examples are included in songs recorded by the rock group Nine Inch Nails.

What is cacophony?

300

The female British author who lived a life full of scandal and despair. 

Who is Mary Shelley?

300

A polite word or phrase that is used in place of a more offensive word or phrase. "She passed away" instead of "She died"

What is a euphemism?

300

Comparisons, representation, and associations shift meaning from the literal to the figurative and invite readers to interpret a text. 

What is the function of figurative language?

300
The arrangement and interrelation of events in a narrative work.
What is a plot?
400
A statement that seems self-contradictory or nonsensical on the surface but that, upon closer examination, may express an underlying truth.
What is a paradox?
400
One genre (books) and one book that reference the most allusions in literature. 

Mythology and the Bible

400

When the narrator is an observer who relates the story using "he," "she," and "it." Only a single character's thoughts are explicitly expressed from this vantage point.

What is point of view 3rd person limited?

400

Readers establish and communicate their interpretations of literature through arguments supported by textual evidence. 

What is Literary Argumentation or What is writing an essay? 

400
Petratchan and Shakspearian.
What are the two most famous types of sonnets?
500
Something that, although it is of interest in its own right, stands for or suggests something larger and more complex.
What is a symbol?
500

A 19th-century (1800 to 1860) literary movement emphasizing high emotion and imagination, rather than logic and scientific thought. It was a response to the Enlightenment.

What is Romanticism?

500

How long is the AP Lit exam? 

Multiple choice is 1 hour.

Essays take 2 hours. 

For a total of 3 hours. 

500

The details that reveal something about perspectives, motives, values, and intent. 

What is the function of character or characters?

500

A figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea. (“The pen is mightier than the sword.”)

What is metonymy?