AP Lang Literary Terms 3

101764797	Allusion	passing reference or indirect mention
101764798	Anachronism	something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
101764799	analogy	drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
101764800	antithesis	Using opposite phrases in close conjunction
101764801	asyndeton	Elimination of conjunctions in a sentence
101764802	anaphora	repetition of beginning clauses
101764803	anadiplosis	repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
101764804	aphorism	a concise statement of a truth or principle
101764805	anathema	A thing or person accused or damned
101764806	cliche	a worn-out idea or overused expression
101764808	euphemism	mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
101764810	hyperbole	Exaggeration
101764812	isocolon	use of parallel structures of the same length in successive clauses
101764814	litotes	understatement for rhetorical effect
101764816	polysyndeton	using several conjunctions in close succession
101764818	modes of discourse	persuasive, expository, description, and narrative