Ap literature Flashcards
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10511276989 | Allegory (a type of didactic literature) | Story or poem in which characters l, settings, and events stand for other people or events of for abstract ideas or qualities. | 0 | |
10513047963 | Alliteration (Stabreim) | repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together. | 1 | |
10513051126 | Allusions | Refreences to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science,or another branch of culture. an indirect refernence to something. | 2 | |
10513062298 | Ambiguity | Deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting meanings in a work. An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way. | 3 | |
10513072922 | Analogy | Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike. | 4 | |
10513077447 | Anaphora | Repetitions of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. | 5 | |
10513083784 | Anastrophe (Inversio) | Inter version of the usual, normal, logical order of the parts of a sentence. Purpose is rhythm or emphasis or euphony. | 6 | |
10513093962 | Anecdote | Brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something, often shows character of an individual. | 7 | |
10513100859 | Antagonist | Opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story. | 8 | |
10513108905 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order. | 9 |