Ap English Glossary 3

Question 1

Figurative language

Answer 1

The body of devices that enables the writer to operate on levels other than the literal one. It includes metaphor, simile, symbol, motif, hyperbole, and others.

Question 2

Flashback

Answer 2

A device that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts, events, episodes.

Question 3

Foot

Answer 3

A metrical unit in poetry; a syllabic measure of a line: iamb, trochee, anapest, dactyl, and spondee.

Question 4

Foreshadowing

Answer 4

Hints of future events in a literary work

Question 5

Form

Answer 5

The shape or structure of a literary work.

Question 6

Free verse

Answer 6

Poetry without a defined form, meter, or rhyme scheme

Question 7

Hyperbole

Answer 7

Extreme exaggeration. In “my love is like a red, red rose,” Burns speaks of loving “until all the seas run dry.”

Question 8

Iamb

Answer 8

A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one; the most common poetic foot in the English language.

Question 9

Idyll

Answer 9

A type of lyric poem which extols the virtues of an ideal place or time.

Question 10

Image

Answer 10

A verbal approximation of related sensory images in a work of literature.

Question 11

Impressionism

Answer 11

Writing that reflects a personal image of a character, event or concept. The secret sharer is a fine example.

Question 12

Irony

Answer 12

An unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what is intended or expected to happen. It involves dialogue and situation, and it can be intentional or unplanned. Dramatic irony centers around the ignorance of those involved while the audience is aware of the circumstance.

Question 13

Fable

Answer 13

A simple, symbolic story usually employing animals as characters. Aesop and la Fontaine are authors who excel in this form