Ap Flashcards

10852303771	Antithesis	Balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure	0
10852303772	Antihero	Central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes. may lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples.	1
10852303773	Aphorism	A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.	2
10852303774	Apostrophe	calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place or thing, or a personified abstract idea	3
10852303775	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).	4
10852303776	Assonance	the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds especially in words that are together.	5
10852303777	Asyndeton	commas used without conjunction to separate a series of words, thus emphasizing the parts equally	6
10852303778	Balance	Constructing a sentence so that both halves are about the same length and importance. Sentences can be unbalanced to serve a special effect as well.	7
10852303779	Characterization	the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character	8
10852303780	Anthropomorphism	attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object (Personification)	9