14698736921 | Ad Hominem Argument | an argument that appeals to emotion rather than reason | 0 | |
14698736922 | Allegory | using character/story elements to represent an abstraction/real meaning | 1 | |
14698736923 | Alliteration | The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds | 2 | |
14698736924 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something that is commonly known | 3 | |
14698736925 | Ambiguity | The multiple meaning, either intentional or unintentional, of a word | 4 | |
14698736926 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things | 5 | |
14698736927 | Antecedent | The word or clause referred to by a pronoun | 6 | |
14698736928 | Antithesis | A figure of speech involving a seeming contradiction of ideas | 7 | |
14698736929 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth | 8 | |
14698736930 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly adresses an absent person or abstraction | 9 | |
14698736931 | Atmosphere | The emotional mood created by a literary work, established by the setting and objects | 10 | |
14698736932 | Caricature | A representation of the subjects distinctive features that are exaggerated to produce a certain effect | 11 |
AP Language Vocab Flashcards
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