AP English Language and Composition Literary Terms #1 Flashcards

9962361680	Allegory	The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.	0
9962361681	Alliteration	The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words.	1
10554455892	Allusion	A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. Allusions can be historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical. There are many more possibilities, and a work may simultaneously use multiple layers of allusion.	2
10554458058	Ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.	3
10554459537	Analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.	4
10554461018	Antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.	5
10554462026	Aphorism	A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle.	6
10554465469	Apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.	7
10554465470	Atmosphere	The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described.	8
10554466729	Clause	A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.	9