AP Lit Terms 3

Question 1

Use of exaggeration or distortion to make a figure appear comic or ridiculous

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Caricature

Question 2

Moment of illumination, usually occurring at or near the end of a work

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Epiphany

Question 3

Temporary departure from the main subject of a work

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Digression

Question 4

Short addition at the end of a literary work

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Epilogue

Question 5

Type of comedy based on a ridiculous situation often with stereotyped characters

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Farce

Question 6

Overused expression that is trite and banal

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Cliché

Question 7

General statement about a class of things or persons

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Abstraction

Question 8

Excessive pride in oneself and ones abilities

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Hubris

Question 9

Work designed to instruct or teach

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Didactic

Question 10

Exposition, analysis, comparison, and evaluation of a work

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Criticism

Question 11

An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish

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Pedantic

Question 12

Act of providing something false or erroneous by argument or evidence

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Refutation

Question 13

Use of a word considered less offensive or harsh

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Euphemism

Question 14

Sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses

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Loose sentence

Question 15

Balancing of two contrasting ideas, words or sentences

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Antithesis

Question 16

Language free from vagueness or ambiguity

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Explicit

Question 17

Something out of its proper time period

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Anachronistic

Question 18

Characterized by horror, gloom, and mystery

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Gothic

Question 19

Original pattern or model from which all other things of the same kind are made

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Archetype

Question 20

Short, entertaining story

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Anecdote