AP Literature Terms- #1 Flashcards

7922476184	Alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words	0
7922476185	Ambiguity	he quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness	1
7922476186	Analogy	a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification	2
7922476187	Anaphora	the repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines of writing or speech. It can be used in novels and short stories, but it's most commonly seen in poetry, essays, and formal speeches.	3
7922476188	Antithesis	a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else	4
7922476189	Aphorism	a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."	5
7922476190	Apostrophe	a term used when a speaker directly addresses someone or something that isn't present in the work	6
7922476191	Apotheosis	the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax	7
7922476192	Assonance	the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non-rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible	8
7922476193	Asyndeton	the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence	9
7922476194	Atmosphere	the feeling, emotion, or mood that an author creates in a narrative through descriptive language.	10
7922476195	Cacophony	harsh discordance of sound; dissonance	11
7922476196	Colloquialism	a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation	12