AP Language Flashcards

2877193412	Allegory	The device of using character and or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning	0
2877207646	Alliteration	The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants in two or more neighboring words.	1
2877214772	Allusion	A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known such as an event, book, myth, place or work of art	2
2877225263	Ambiguity	the multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence or passage	3
2877231609	Analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them	4
2877235088	Anaphora	One of the devices of repetition in which the same expression is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clause, or sentences	5
2877247268	Anecdote	A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event. The term most frequently refers to an incident in the life of a person.	6
2877270378	Antecedent	The word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun	7
2877274107	Antithesis	Figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structured; a contrasting of opposing ideas in adjacent phrases, clauses or sentences.	8
2877292310	Aphorism	A terse statement of know authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principal. (Folk Tales)	9
2877302742	Apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction such as liberty or love	10
2877311856	Asyndeton	Consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases or clauses	11
2877320652	Atmosphere	The emotional mood created by the entirety of literary works, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described	12
2877333182	Chiasmus	(Criss-cross) A figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but reverse the order of the analogous words.	13
2877354825	Clause	A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb	14
2877369500	Colloquial / Colloquiallism	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing	15
2877373835	Coherence	A principle demanding the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible .	16
2877387247	Conceit	A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.	17
2877402850	Connotation	The non literal associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning.	18