This is not a conclusive list of literary terms for AP Literature; students should be familiar with these terms at the beginning of the year. Please review the terms and ensure that you know each definition and could identify an example. Terms with * by them are referenced on Five “The Essential Elements of Fiction Analysis.” Narrative Point of View* First person narration* Third-person narration Elements of Style Omniscient narration* Figures of Speech Limited omniscient narration* Alliteration Free indirect discourse Apostrophe Objective Narrator* Assonance Unreliable narrator Cacophony Stream-of-consciousness narration* Cliché Character* Protagonist* Hyperbole Hero/Heroine* Metaphor Antagonist* Metonymy character* Onomatopoeia Dynamic character* Oxymoron Flat character* Paradox Character* Personification Foil* Rhetorical Question Confidant/Confidante* Simile Mentor* Synaesthesia Characterization* Synecdoche Direct characterization* Literary Techniques Indirect characterization* Antithesis Setting* Allusion Plot Foreshadowing Conflict* Irony Rising action Verbal irony Climax Situational irony Falling action Dramatic Irony Resolution Juxtaposition Thematic Meaning Imagery Motif Symbol Theme* Thesis Tone
This is not a conclusive list of literary terms for AP Literature; students should be familiar with these terms at the beginning of the year. Please review the terms and ensure that you know each definition and could identify an example. Terms with * by them are referenced on “The Five Essential Elements of Fiction Analysis.” Narrative Point of View* First person narration* Third-person narration Omniscient narration* Limited omniscient narration* Free indirect discourse Objective Narrator* Unreliable narrator Stream-of-consciousness narration* Character* Protagonist* Hero/Heroine* Antagonist* character* Dynamic character* Flat character* Character* Foil* Confidant/Confidante* Mentor* Characterization* Direct characterization* Indirect characterization* Setting* Plot Conflict* Rising action Climax Falling action Resolution Elements of Style Figures of Speech Alliteration Apostrophe Assonance Cacophony Cliché Hyperbole Metaphor Metonymy Onomatopoeia Oxymoron Paradox Personification Rhetorical Question Simile Synaesthesia Synecdoche Literary Techniques Antithesis Allusion Foreshadowing Irony Verbal irony Situational irony Dramatic Irony Juxtaposition Thematic Meaning Imagery Motif Symbol Theme* Thesis Tone
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