AP Notes Terms 151-160

Question 1

reason why a character acts, feels, or thinks in a certain way

Answer 1

Motivation

Question 2

traditional story that attempts to explain how the world was created or why the world is the way it is; passed down from generation to generation and of unknown authorship

Answer 2

Myth

Question 3

writing that tells a story

Answer 3

Narrative

Question 4

lyric poem of some length, usually of serious or meditative nature and having an elevated style and formal structure

Answer 4

Ode

Question 5

stories of people’s lives related by word of mouth; usually includes factual material and personal reactions

Answer 5

Oral History

Question 6

form of figurative language combining contradictory words or ideas

Answer 6

Oxymoron

Question 7

use of similar grammatical constructions to express idea that are related or equal in importance

Answer 7

Parallelism

Question 8

literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of author’s work for comic effect or ridicule

Answer 8

Parody

Question 9

figure of speech where animals, ideas, or inanimate objects are given human characteristics

Answer 9

Personification

Question 10

• exposition- introduces characters and conflicts they face
• inciting incident- after exposition, introduces central conflict
• rising action- after central conflict, complications arise as conflict characters struggle with people or situations
• climax- turning point, point of maximum interest, highest tension in story; usually toward the end when conflict is resolved and outcome of plot becomes clear
• falling action- end of central conflict
• resolution and denouement- after climax and where conflicts are resolved and loose ends are tied up
• subplot-additional minor plot that involves secondary conflict in story; subplot may or may not affect main conflict

Answer 10

Plot terms