AP LIT EXAM REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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1. alliteration
Answer:
the repetition of initial consonant sounds of several words in a group
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2. allusion
Answer:
a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art (types?)
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3. ambiguity
Answer:
the intentional or unintentional expression of a word or idea that implies more than one meaning and
usually leaves uncertainty in the reader
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4. anachronism
Answer:
anything out of its proper time
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5. anaphora
Answer:
the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or
paragraphs
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6. antagonist
Answer:
a character or force in conflict with the main character (protagonist) in a literary work
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7. apostrophe
Answer:
where a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality, object, or idea
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8. archetype
Answer:
an image, a descriptive detail, a plot pattern, or a character type that occurs frequently in literature, myth,
religion, or folklore
, Question:
9. asyndeton
Answer:
the omission of conjunctions from constructions in which they would normally be used; speeds up the
rhythm of the sentence
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10. Byronic hero
Answer:
an antihero who is a romanticized but wicked character; a young, attractive male with a bad reputation;
defies authority and conventional morality; destructive passions, selfish brooding, loneliness, intense
introspection, and fiery rebellion
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11. colloquial
Answer:
a word or phrase used every day in plain and relaxed speech but rarely found in formal writing, usually
pertinent to a given area
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12. conceit
Answer:
an unusual and surprising comparison between two very different things. This special kind of metaphor or
complicated analogy is often the basis for a whole poem.
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13. denouement
Answer:
in a literary work, anything that happens after the resolution of the plot
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14. dialect
Answer:
a variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or pronunciation, often associated with a
particular geographical region
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15. diction
Answer:
word choice
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16. dramatic irony
Answer:
when there is a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be
true
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. alliteration
Answer:
the repetition of initial consonant sounds of several words in a group
Question:
2. allusion
Answer:
a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art (types?)
Question:
3. ambiguity
Answer:
the intentional or unintentional expression of a word or idea that implies more than one meaning and
usually leaves uncertainty in the reader
Question:
4. anachronism
Answer:
anything out of its proper time
Question:
5. anaphora
Answer:
the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or
paragraphs
Question:
6. antagonist
Answer:
a character or force in conflict with the main character (protagonist) in a literary work
Question:
7. apostrophe
Answer:
where a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality, object, or idea
Question:
8. archetype
Answer:
an image, a descriptive detail, a plot pattern, or a character type that occurs frequently in literature, myth,
religion, or folklore
, Question:
9. asyndeton
Answer:
the omission of conjunctions from constructions in which they would normally be used; speeds up the
rhythm of the sentence
Question:
10. Byronic hero
Answer:
an antihero who is a romanticized but wicked character; a young, attractive male with a bad reputation;
defies authority and conventional morality; destructive passions, selfish brooding, loneliness, intense
introspection, and fiery rebellion
Question:
11. colloquial
Answer:
a word or phrase used every day in plain and relaxed speech but rarely found in formal writing, usually
pertinent to a given area
Question:
12. conceit
Answer:
an unusual and surprising comparison between two very different things. This special kind of metaphor or
complicated analogy is often the basis for a whole poem.
Question:
13. denouement
Answer:
in a literary work, anything that happens after the resolution of the plot
Question:
14. dialect
Answer:
a variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or pronunciation, often associated with a
particular geographical region
Question:
15. diction
Answer:
word choice
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16. dramatic irony
Answer:
when there is a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be
true
