AP Literature Vocab 1A Flashcards

2896319400	Allegory	The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning	0
2896319401	Alliteration	The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words ("as in sea shells")	1
2896353313	Ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of word, phrase, sentence, or passage.	2
2896353314	Allusion	A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumable commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place or work of art-historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical.	3
2896355068	Analogy	Similarity or comparison between two different things of the relationship between them.	4
2896356181	Antecedant	the word, phrase, or clause refereed to by a pronoun	5
2896357829	Antithesis	the opposition or contrast or ideas; the direct opposite	6
2896357830	Aphorism	A terse statement of known authorship which express a general truth or a moral principal	7
2896359519	Apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly address an an absent or imaginary person or a personified attraction	8
2896359520	Atmosphere	The emotional and created by the entirely of literary work, established partly by the setting	9
2896361743	Caricature	A verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's distinctive physical feature or other characteristic	10
2896361744	Clause	A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and verb	11
2896366515	Colloquial	The use of slang or in formalities in speech or writing	12
2896368731	Conceit	A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy	13
2896372012	Connotation	The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning, emotions ideas, attitude	14
2896372013	Denotation	The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid, of any emotion, attitude or color	15
2896374088	Diction	refers to the writer's word choice	16
2896376455	Didactic	The primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles	17
2896376456	Euphemism	A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept	18
2896379358	Extended Metaphor	a metaphor developed at great length	19