AP Language Vocab #3 Flashcards

4971243991	Allegory	The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.	0
4971252299	Alliteration	The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words.	1
4971259923	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
4971320662	Ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.	3
4971330673	Analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them	4
4971339875	antecedent	The word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun	5
4971358053	antithesis	the opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite	6
4971372897	aphorism	A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle	7
4971380992	apostrophe	a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction such as liberty or love	8
4971387743	atmosphere	the emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the authors choice of objects that are described	9
4971414570	caricature	a verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect.	10
4971421629	clause	A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb	11
4971428931	colloquial/ colloquialism	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing	12
4971443176	conceit	A fanciful expression usually in the form of an extended metaphor or uprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects	13
4971456179	connotation	The non literal associative meaning of a word, implied, suggested meaning	14