AP Language Vocab Flashcards

14698736921	Ad Hominem Argument	an argument that appeals to emotion rather than reason	0
14698736922	Allegory	using character/story elements to represent an abstraction/real meaning	1
14698736923	Alliteration	The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds	2
14698736924	Allusion	A direct or indirect reference to something that is commonly known	3
14698736925	Ambiguity	The multiple meaning, either intentional or unintentional, of a word	4
14698736926	Analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different things	5
14698736927	Antecedent	The word or clause referred to by a pronoun	6
14698736928	Antithesis	A figure of speech involving a seeming contradiction of ideas	7
14698736929	Aphorism	A terse statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth	8
14698736930	Apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly adresses an absent person or abstraction	9
14698736931	Atmosphere	The emotional mood created by a literary work, established by the setting and objects	10
14698736932	Caricature	A representation of the subjects distinctive features that are exaggerated to produce a certain effect	11