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AP Language Vocabulary Quiz 1 Flashcards

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8553542282Allegorya story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning0
8553542283AlliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds1
8553543505AmbiguityThe multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.2
8553543506AllusionA reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art3
8553545524Antecedentthe word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers4
8553547266AnalogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way5
8553548089AntithesisAn exact opposite; an opposite extreme6
8553548090AphorismA brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.7
8553549085ApostropheA figure of speech in which an absent person or personified object is addressed by a speaker8
8553549086AtmosphereThe emotional tone or background that surrounds a scene9
8553551715Assonancethe repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words. We were blessed by the stress.10
8553551799Caricaturea representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect11
8553552921Colloquialisminformal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing12
8553552922ConceitAn elaborate metaphor13
8553554999ConnotationAll the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests14

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