AP Literature Terms pt.1 Flashcards

6499784236	Acatalectic	A normal line of poetry with the expected number of syllables in each line	0
6499789527	Allegory	Any writing in verse or prose that has a double meaning	1
6499795053	Alliteration	The repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds, normally at the beginning of words	2
6499820934	Allusion	A reference in a work of literature to something outside of the work, especially well-known history or literary event	3
6499829860	Alter Ego	A literary character that is a thinly disguised representation of a character	4
6499880026	Anachronism	placing an event, person, item, or verbal expression in the wrong time period	5
6499906719	Anadiplosis	repeating the last word of a clause in the beginning of the next clause	6
6503352564	Anagnorisis	The moment in a play or other work where a character makes a critical discovery	7
6503361260	Anaphora	Repetition at the beginning of a clause	8
6503365507	Anastrophe	Inverted word order "Yoda Speak"	9
6503381265	Antihero	A protagonist who is a non-hero or the antithesis of a traditional hero	10
6503390066	Antithesis	A figure of speech characterized by strongly contrasting words, clauses, sentences	11
6503394893	Aphorism	An original thought, spoken or written in a concise and memorable form	12
6503403248	Aporia	The deliberate act of talking about how one is unable to talk about something	13
6503409350	Apostrophe	A figure of speech in which someone (usually absent), some abstract quality, or a nonexistent personage is directly addressed as though present	14
6503458498	Apotropaic	designed to ward off evil influenced or malevolent spirits by frightening these forces away	15