Jeopardy

AP Literature and CompositionHaley Haggard

Direct Characterization

Information about a characterrevealed

through description (adjectives)

Character with one or twopredominant traits

Information about a characterrevealed

through actions, words,thoughts

Unusual set of circumstances for which the reader craves an explanation; used to create

suspense

Mystery Surprise Conflict

Denotation

Exact meaning of wordImplied meaning of wordApparent contradiction

that may hold someuniversal truth

Representing an abstract meaning through objects

AllegoryAllusion Assonance

Frame

Story within a storyThe organization of a

workRepetition of stressed and

unstressed syllables

Conveying a meaning that is literal opposite of actual

meaning

IronyVerbal Irony Paradox

Indirect Characterization

Information revealedabout character through

thoughts, actions,words

Information revealedabout character through

adjectives

Changing character

A private daily record of experiences or feelings

Diary Journal Narrative

Medieval romance

Stories about adventureswith a king or a knight

and a herowith a quest

An old fashioned love storyAdventurous story with

legendary heroes

Word choice

DictionTone Style

Writing that mocks the subject

Satirical EssayIronic Essay Humorous Essay

Figurative language

Figure of speech –Not literalSomething is literally stated

Language thatentertains

Style

Way something issaid or expressed

How the author feels aboutthe subject

The reason forwriting

Repetition of consonants

ConsonanceAlliteration Assonance

The reason the author writes about a topic

Purpose SyntaxTone

Syntax

Study of rules ofarrangement

in writingComplex and many sided

Controlling idea ofa work

Connotation

Implied meaning Repetition of vowels Literal meaning

Daily record of observations

JournalStream of consciousness Diary

Writer’s attitude towards subject or audience

ToneStyle

Diction

Words associated with the five senses

Imagery Metaphor Simile

Verbal Irony

Saying or writingone thing and

meaning another

Contradiction withapparent universal

truth

Something happeningthat is not expected

Like or as to compare

SimileMetaphorImagery

Style

The reason why the authorchose a certain topic

Author’s attitude towardssubject or audience

The way the authorwrites

Giving human characteristics toobjects

or animals

PersonificationImagery Alliteration

Situational Irony

What happens isnot expected

Contradiction withuniversal truth

Saying one thing andmeaning another

Form

Organization of a workthat gives it unityWay that an author writes

All elements work togetherto achieve

central purpose

Central character in a story

ProtagonistAntagonistRound Character

Paradox

Contradiction with someuniversal truth

What happens is not expected

Something is said,while something else

is meant

Makes the reader eager to find out what will

happen next

Suspense MysteryPlot manipulation

Reference to historical event

Allusion AlliterationImagery

Clash of actions, goals or ideas

Conflict Dilemma Plot manipulation

Repetition of vowel sounds

AssonanceConsonance Alliteration

Structure

Sequence of eventsAll elements working together

to achieve thesame goal

Controlling idea

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

Alliteration Assonance Consonance

A force conflicting with the main character

AntagonistProtagonistDynamic Character

Rhyme

Repetition of all soundsStructure that gives a

work unityPattern of stressed and

Unstressed syllables

Nonrealistic story

Fantasy Epic Drama

Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

Rhythm/MeterRhymeStructure

Allegory

Story with a second meaningbelow the first

meaningReference to history

Object that means morethan what it is

Metaphor

Comparison of two dissimilarthings, without like

or as

Object that means morethan it appears on the

surface

Comparisonwith like or as

Sequence of events in a story

StructurePlot

Artistic unity

Something that means more than what it suggests on the

surface

Symbol Alliteration Motif

Objective point of view

Narrator disappearsinto roving camera

Author disappears intoone of the characters

Viewpoint of one ofthe characters

First person point of view

Author disappears intoone of the characters

Author has unlimitedKnowledge

Author takes on rovingsound camera

Shows thoughts going through character’s head for

a period of time

Stream of consciousness First Person Point of View Indirect Characterization

Told from the perspective of one of the characters

First PersonThird Person LimitedThird Person Unlimited

Omniscient point of View

Unlimited knowledge inthird person Third person limited

First Person

Controlling idea

ThemePlotStructure

Dynamic character

Changes throughoutthe course of the workThe main character

in a work

A character that remainsgenerally the same

Character stays the same from beginning to end

Static Character Flat CharacterRound Character

Recognizable, stereotypical figure

Stock CharacterStatic Character Flat Character

Literary Fiction

Serious story that intendsto broaden understanding

and awarenessof life

A story intended forentertainment

All literary elements in astory work together

to achieve a central purpose

Round Characters

Complex and many sidedChanges throughoutthe story

Remains the same characterfrom the beginning

to the end

Have one or two predominant traits

Flat CharactersStatic CharactersStock Characters

Plot manipulation

Situation with an unjustifiedplot turn

When all literary elementsin a story work together

to achieve a central purpose

A character has to choosebetween two decisions,

both undesirable

Condition where all literary elements work together to achieve a central purpose

Artistic unityDilemmaPlot manipulation

Unhappy ending

Ending that turns outunhappily

Ending that turnsout well

Unexpected ending

Ending that turns out well for protagonist

Happy EndingUnhappy ending Surprise ending

Surprise Ending

Completed unexpectedending Ending that turns out

unhappily

Ending that turns outwell

Unexpected plot turn

SurpriseSurprise endingPlot manipulation

Dilemma

A character must choosebetween two decisions,

both undesirable

Unusual set of circumstancesused to create suspense

Makes the readerwant to keep

reading

Fiction intended for entertainment

Commercial fictionFantasyLiterary fiction

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