AP Literature Terms (Unit 1) Flashcards

10772951364	Allegory	story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities	0
10772961064	Alliteration	repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together	1
10772974972	Allusion	a reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or some other branch of culture. An indirect reference to something	2
10772988689	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
10772994728	Analogy	Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike	4
10773007849	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
10773017029	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
10773032572	Anecdote	Brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something, often shows character of an individual	7
10773035472	Antagonist	Opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story.	8
10773042630	Antithesis	Balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure	9
10773059052	Anthropomorphism	attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object (Personification)	10
10773063466	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	11
10773081331	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 invocation.	12
10773094765	Assonance	the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds especially in words that are together.	13
10773104067	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.	14