AP Notes Terms 141-150

Question 1

phrase/expression that means something different from what the words actually say

Answer 1

Idiom

Question 2

use of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses; use sensory details to help readers to imagine how things look, feel ,smell, sound, and taste

Answer 2

Imagery

Question 3

logical guess based on evidence in the text

Answer 3

Inference

Question 4

story handed down from the past about a specific person, usually someone of heroic accomplishments

Answer 4

Legend

Question 5

short, humorous poem composed of five lines that usually has a rhyme scheme aabba, creating two rhyming couplets followed by a fifth line that rhymes with the first couple

Answer 5

Limerick

Question 6

song-like poem written mainly to express the feelings or emotions of a single speaker

Answer 6

Lyric

Question 7

specific type of autobiography; about the author’s personal experiences; does not necessarily cover author’s entire life

Answer 7

Memoir

Question 8

mood or atmosphere is the feeling that a literary work conveys to a reader; created through use of plot, character, author’s descriptions, etc.

Answer 8

Mood

Question 9

lesson that a story teaches; often stated directly at the end of a fable

Answer 9

Moral

Question 10

recurring object, concept, or structure in a work of literature; may also be two contrasting elements such as good and evil; allows one to see main points and themes that the author is trying to express, in order that one might be able to interpret the work more accurately

Answer 10

Motif