To be successful in AP Language and Composition, students must have an understanding of many literary and rhetorical terms in order to fully analyze most assigned literature selections. You Will be tested THIS WEEK on these terms.
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| 7209566499 | Allegory | A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself | 0 | |
| 7209566500 | Alliteration | The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words | 1 | |
| 7209566501 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art | 2 | |
| 7209566502 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage |  | 3 |
| 7209566503 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them | 4 | |
| 7209566504 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun | 5 | |
| 7209566505 | Antithesis | The opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite |  | 6 |
| 7209566506 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle | 7 | |
| 7209566507 | Apostrophe | A prayer like figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. It is an address to someone or something that cannot answer | 8 | |
| 7209566508 | Atmosphere | The emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described | 9 | |
| 7209566509 | Caricature | Aa verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's distinctive physical features or other characteristics. | 10 | |
| 7209566510 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. An independent, or main, clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. | 11 | |
| 7209566511 | Literary Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects | 12 | |
| 7209566512 | Connotation | The implied, suggested meaning | 13 | |
| 7209566513 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color | 14 | |
| 7209566514 | Diction | Related to style, refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness | 15 | |
| 7209566515 | Didactic | This type of word has the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles. | 16 | |
| 7209566516 | Euphemism | A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept - POLITICALLY CORRECT | 17 | |
| 7209566517 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work | 18 | |
| 7209566518 | Figurative Language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | 19 |
