AP Language and Composition 1 Flashcards

4818134198	Allegory	The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.	0
4818141110	Alliteration	The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words (as in "she sells sea shells").	1
4818145612	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
4818147573	Ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.	3
4818149099	Analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.	4
4818151957	Antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. l truth"]	5
4818153364	Antithesis	the opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite.	6
4818160434	Aphorism	A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle.	7
4818163129	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
4818172697	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.	9
4818179596	Caricature	a verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's distinctive physical features or other characteristics.	10
4818183905	Clause	A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.	11
4818186237	Colloquial/colloquialism	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. Not generally acceptable for formal writing, colloquialisms give a work a conversational, familiar tone.	12
4818354946	Conceit	A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.	13