The Glossary of Literary Terms for the AP English Literature and Composition Test
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| 4189173686 | Symbolism | A device in literature where an object represents an idea. | 0 | |
| 4189173687 | Theme | The main idea of the overall work; the central idea. | 1 | |
| 4189173688 | Thesis | The main position of an argument. The central contention that will be supported. | 2 | |
| 4189173689 | Tragic flaw | In a tragedy, this is the weakness of a character in an otherwise good (or even great) individual that ultimately leads to his demise. | 3 | |
| 4189173690 | Unreliable narrator | When the first person narrator is crazy, a liar, very young, or for some reason not entirely credible | 4 | |
| 4189173691 | Utopia | An idealized place. Imaginary communities in which people are able to live in happiness, prosperity, and peace. | 5 | |
| 4189173692 | Zeugma | The use of a word to modify two or more words, but used for different meanings. He closed the door on his heart and his lost love. | 6 | |
| 4189173693 | Ode | A poem in praise of something divine or noble | 7 | |
| 4189173694 | Iamb | A poetic foot -- light, heavy | 8 | |
| 4189173695 | Trochee | A poetic foot -- heavy, light | 9 | |
| 4189173696 | Spondee | A poetic foot -- heavy, heavy | 10 | |
| 4189173697 | Pyrrhie | A poetic foot -- light, light | 11 | |
| 4189173698 | Anapest | A poetic foot -- light, light, heavy | 12 | |
| 4189173699 | Ambibranch | A poetic foot -- light, heavy, light | 13 | |
| 4189173700 | Dactyl | A poetic foot -- heavy, light, light | 14 | |
| 4189173701 | Imperfect | A poetic foot -- single light or single heavy | 15 | |
| 4189173702 | Pentameter | A poetic line with five feet. | 16 | |
| 4189173703 | Tetrameter | A poetic line with four feet | 17 | |
| 4189173704 | Trimeter | A poetic line with three feet | 18 | |
| 4189173705 | Blank Verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter. | 19 |
