Sonnets
What is the metrical pattern traditionally used in English sonnets, consisting of lines with five iambs each?
Iambic Pentameter
What is the term for the device that involves a purposeful exaggeration to emphasize a point or create a stronger effect
Hyperbole
What is the use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to?
Onomatopoeia
What is the sequence of events in a narrative?
Plot
What is a statement that expresses the main idea or argument of an essay?
Thesis
Who is credited with popularizing the sonnet form in English literature?
William Shakespeare
This term refers to a pause in a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation, that contributes to its rhythm.
Caesura
What is the repetition of similar consonant sounds, usually at the end of words?
Consonance
What is the process of creating and developing characters in a narrative?
Characterization
What is the maximum score you can earn on an AP Literature essay?
Six
In a Shakespearean sonnet, what term refers to the final two rhymed lines that often provide a resolution or summary?
Couplet
This device involves attributing human qualities to non-human entities or abstract concepts.
Personification
What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line?
Meter
What is the use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite to their literal interpretation or an outcome that is opposite to what is expected? Usually found in works of satire.
Irony
What is one way you can be held back from getting the sophistication point?
1. Generalizing
2. Oversimplifying
3. Using overly complicated syntax or diction
What term describes the turn or shift in thought that typically occurs between the octave and sestet in a Petrarchan sonnet?
The Volta
What is the term for the use of words that evoke sensory experiences, such as sight, sound, taste, smell, or touch, to create a vivid impression in poetry?
What is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words
Alliteration
What is the use of hints or clues that suggest future events in a narrative?
Foreshadowing
What is the difference between your line of reasoning and the universal message?
The line of reasoning is the trajectory that your essay follows whereas the universal message is the "big idea" that you learn from the work itself.
How many lines does a Shakespearean sonnet have?
14
A reference to a well-known person, event, or work of literature, often used to add depth or resonance to a text.
Allusion
What is the repetition of similar vowel sounds within nearby words in a line of poetry?
Assonance
What is the central message or insight about life that a work of literature conveys?
Theme
1. Successfully proving your thesis with evidence.
2. Explaining your interpretation within a broader context.
3. Recognizing textural complexities and contradictions.
4. Developing a particularly vivid or persuasive argument.