8553542282 | Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning | 0 | |
8553542283 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 1 | |
8553543505 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 2 | |
8553543506 | Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art | 3 | |
8553545524 | Antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers | 4 | |
8553547266 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 5 | |
8553548089 | Antithesis | An exact opposite; an opposite extreme | 6 | |
8553548090 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | 7 | |
8553549085 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech in which an absent person or personified object is addressed by a speaker | 8 | |
8553549086 | Atmosphere | The emotional tone or background that surrounds a scene | 9 | |
8553551715 | Assonance | the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words. We were blessed by the stress. | 10 | |
8553551799 | Caricature | a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect | 11 | |
8553552921 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 12 | |
8553552922 | Conceit | An elaborate metaphor | 13 | |
8553554999 | Connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | 14 |
AP Language Vocabulary Quiz 1 Flashcards
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