7324967261 | allegory | story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning typically a moral or political one | 0 | |
7324969633 | alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds | 1 | |
7324972813 | allusion | indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance | 2 | |
7324975828 | anidiplosis | repetition of the last word of a preceding clause | 3 | |
7324985799 | analogy | comparison between two things typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation and clarification | 4 | |
7324989224 | anaphora | repetition of a phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | 5 | |
7324991522 | anastrophe | inversion of the usual order of words and clauses | 6 | |
7324999815 | anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person | 7 | |
7325002032 | antecedent | expression (word, phrase, clause) that gives meaning to a previous form | 8 | |
7325008670 | anthimeria | using one part of speech in place of another | 9 | |
7325010649 | antimetabole | a phrase or sentences is repeated, but in reverse order | 10 | |
7325015123 | antithesis | opposite person or thing | 11 | |
7325018437 | aphorism | statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise manner | 12 | |
7325020796 | asyndeton | omission or absence of a conjunction | 13 | |
7325024459 | appeals | method of persuasion by using authority, emotion, or logic | 14 | |
7325030349 | assonance | repetition of vowel sounds | 15 | |
7325036289 | audience | intended reader of a piece of writing | 16 | |
7325038238 | cacophony | use of words with harsh, rough, or unmelodious sounds to create a negative response or elicit negative emotions | 17 | |
7325040490 | chiasmus | grammatical constructions or concepts are repeated in reverse order | 18 | |
7325043330 | coherence | to be logical, or consistent and to make sense as a whole; helps the reader understand the text | 19 |
AP Language 1-20 terms Flashcards
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