Ap Language Flashcards

10515287911	Abstract	Refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images	0
10515287912	Ad Hominem	In an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas.	1
10515287913	Allegory	A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions	2
10515287914	Alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.	3
10515287915	allusion	A reference to another work of literature, person, or event	4
10515287916	analogy	A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way	5
10515287917	Anaphora (n)	repetition of a word or phrase at beginning of a line or sentence	6
10515287918	anecdote	a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person	7
10515287919	annotation	explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data	8
10515287920	antithesis	the presentation of two contrasting images	9
10515287921	aphorism	a short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment	10
10515287922	apostrophe	usually in poetry but sometimes in prose; the device of calling out to an imaginary, dead or absent person or to a place or thing	11
10515287923	arugumentation	writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments; persuasive writing is a form of argumentation	12