AP English Language & Composition Flashcards

7214170088	Allegory	The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. The allegorical meaning usually deals with moral truth or a generalization about human existence	0
7214170089	Alliteration	The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words.	1
7214170090	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
7214170627	Ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.	3
7214170628	Analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.	4
7214171407	Antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. The AP exam often gives a pronoun in a long, complex sentence or in a group of sentences.	5
7214172136	Antithesis	The opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite.	6
7214172137	Aphorism	A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. It can be a memorable summation of the author's point.	7
7214172138	Apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction such as liberty or love. It is an address to someone or something that cannot answer.	8
7214172613	Atmosphere	The emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described. Atmosphere frequently foreshadows events and can create a mood.	9