AP English Language & Composition Terms Flashcards
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| 8701310942 | allegory | A story, fictional or nonfictional, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities or concepts; they reveal an abstract truth | 0 | |
| 8701322912 | alliteration | The repetition of sounds, usually initial consonants in neighboring words: "She sells sea shells by the sea shore." | 1 | |
| 8701334227 | allusion | An instance of indirect reference | 2 | |
| 8701341121 | ambiguity | The state of having multiple meanings; an intentional or unintentional equivocation | 3 | |
| 8701352139 | anaphora | A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses: "I came, I saw, I conquered." | 4 |