AP Language Set Three Flashcards

1910234146	alliteration	repetition of sounds at the beginning of words, ex. She sells seashells by the seashore	0
1910234147	descriptive narrative	describing something so vividly that the audience feels like they are there	1
1910234148	allusion	direct or indirect reference to something in history, literature, or pop culture.	2
1910234149	ambiguity	having multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional; unclear	3
1910234150	antecedent	word, phrase, or clause that is referred to by a pronoun	4
1910234151	antithesis	the opposition or contrast of ideas, the direct opposite	5
1910234152	aphorism	a terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle	6
1910234153	apostrophe	a figure of speech that direcly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love	7
1910234154	atmosphere	the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work	8
1910234155	caricature	a verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's distinctive personal features	9