AP language Flashcards

7293671080	Allegory	A device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an absraction in addition to the literal meaning	0
7293671081	Alliteration	The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words	1
7293671082	Allusion	A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as a event, book, myth, place, or work of art	2
7293671083	Ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage	3
7293671084	Analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them	4
7293671085	Antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.	5
7293671086	Antithesis	the opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite.	6
7293671087	Aphorism	A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle	7
7293671088	Apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly address an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love	8
7293671089	Atmosphere	The emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described	9