AP Literature Terms Flashcards

10493388639	Allegory (a type of didactic literature)	Story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or event or for abstract idea or qualities	0
10493392037	Alliteration	Repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together	1
10493395522	Allusion	Reference to someone or something that I know from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch	2
10502081500	Ambiguity	Deliberately suggestion two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meaning in a work. An event or situation that may be interested in more than one way-this is done on purpose by the author, when it is not done on purpose, it us vagueness, and detracts from the work.	3
10502102308	Analogy	Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike.	4
10502106862	Anaphora	Repetition of a word, phrase, or casual at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer's point more coherent.	5
10506202060	Anastrophe	Inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence. Purpose is rhymes or emphasis or euphony. It is a fancy word for inversion.	6
10506218094	Anecdote	Brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something, often shows character of an individual.	7
10506570203	Antagonist	Opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist is a story.	8
10506570204	Antimetabole	Repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order.	9
10507014781	Antithesis	Balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure.	10