AP English Language Glossary Flashcards

7259123108	adage	A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language. Ex: "A penny saved is a penny earned"	0
7259123109	Allegory	A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface Ex: "In animal farm, the pigs represent people in power"	1
7259123110	Alliteration	The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or sentence Ex: "Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"	2
7259123111	Allusion	A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea Ex: "I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio"	3
7259123112	Ambiguity	A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations Ex: "Each of us saw her duck"	4
7259123113	Anachronism	A person, scene, event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era Ex: "Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter: therefore, ye soft pipes play on" -John Keats Ode on Grecian Urn	5
7259123114	Analogy	A comparison that points out the similarities between two dissimilar things; a passage that points out several similarities between two unlike things is called an extended analogy Ex: "structure of an atom is like a solar system. Nucleus is the sun and electrons are the planets revolving around their sun"	6
7259123115	Anaphora	The deliberate repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses (form of parallelism) Ex: "Every day, Every night, in every way, I am getting better and better"	7
7259123116	Ancedote	A brief narrative often used to illustrate an idea or make a point Ex: "You know, when I was a kid, my dog was my best friend. My childhood was better because of him"	8
7259123117	Antimetabole	The identical or near repetition of words in one phrase or clause in reverse order in the next phrase or clause Ex: "Eat to live, not live to eat" -Socrates	9