Ap Literature vobabulary A Terms Flashcards

12565388374	Allegory	story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities.	0
12565394959	Alliteration	repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.	1
12565397888	Allusion	reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture. An indirect reference to something (usually from literature, etc.).	2
12565397889	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- this is done on purpose by the author, when it is not done on purpose, it is vagueness, and detracts from the work.	3
12565411404	Analogy	Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike	4
12565421845	Anaphora	Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause 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
12565426852	Anastrophe	Inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence. Purpose is rhythm or emphasis or euphony. It is a fancy word for inversion.	6
12565429811	Anecdote	Brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something, often shows character of an individual	7
12565432784	Antagonist	Opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story.	8
12565437676	Antimetabole	Repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order.	9
12565437677	Antithesis	Balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure.	10
12565445899	Antihero	Central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes. may lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples.	11
12565445900	Anthropomorphism	attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object (Personification)	12
12565448378	Aphorism	a brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle or accepted general truth. Also called maxim, epigram.	13
12565448379	Apostrophe	calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place or thing, or a personified abstract idea. If the character is asking a god or goddess for inspiration it is called an invocation.	14
12565452076	Apposition	Placing in immediately succeeding order of two or more coordinate elements, the latter of which is an explanation, qualification, or modification of the first (often set off by a colon).	15
12565452077	Assonance	the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds especially in words that are together.	16
12565455870	Asyndeton	Commas used without conjunction to separate a series of words, thus emphasizing the parts equally: instead of X, Y, and Z... the writer uses X,Y,Z.... see polysyndeton.	17