AP language Flashcards

2205826037	Allegory	The device of using character and / or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning	0
2205826038	Allusion	A direct or indirect reference to something which is probably commonly known.	1
2205826039	Ambiguity	The multiple meanings of a word , phrase sentence or passage	2
2205826040	Analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them .	3
2205826041	Anaphora	One of the devices of repetition in which the same word is repeated in the beginning of one or two lines	4
2205826042	Antecedent	The word or phrase or clause referred by a pronoun	5
2205826043	Anecdote	A short narrative detailing particulars of and interesting event or episode	6
2205826044	Aphorism	A terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle	7
2205826045	Apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction such as liberty or love	8
2205826046	Clause	A grammatical into that contains both a subject and verb	9
2205826047	Colloquial	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing	10
2205826048	Coherence	A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible	11
2205826049	Conceit	A fanciful expression usually in the form of a extended metaphor or surprisingly analogy between seemingly disimillar objects	12
2205826050	Connotation	The nonliteral associative meaning of a word the implied suggested meaning	13
2205826051	Atmosphere	The emotional mood created by the eternity of a literary work	14