AP Notes Terms 111-120

Question 1

reader’s process of pausing occasionally while reading to quickly review what he/she understands

Answer 1

Clarifying

Question 2

type of figurative language containing an overused expression or a saying that in no longer considered original

Answer 2

Cliche

Question 3

dramatic work that is light and humorous in tone and usually ends happily with a peaceful resolution of the main conflict

Answer 3

Comedy

Question 4

process of identifying similarities

Answer 4

Comparison

Question 5

type of poetry that uses its physical or visual form to present its message

Answer 5

Concrete Poetry

Question 6

tension or problem in the story; struggle between opposing forces ex. central, external, internal

Answer 6

Conflict

Question 7

rhymed pair of lines in a poem

Answer 7

Couplet

Question 8

form of language that is spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people

Answer 8

Dialect

Question 9

literary device that is used when a character reveals his/her innermost thoughts and feelings, those hidden throughout the course of the story line, through a poem or speech; speech, where one character speaks, is recited while other characters are present; often comes during climatic moments

Answer 9

Dramatic Monologue

Question 10

type of literature defined as a song or poem that expresses sorrow or lamentation, usually for one who has died

Answer 10

Elegy