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AP English Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abstract | (N)- An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research. (Adj.)- Dealing with or tending to deal with a subject apart from a particular or specific instance. |
| Ad Hominem | Directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or reason. |
| Adage | A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language. |
| allegory | A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface. |
| Alliteration | The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem. |
| Allusion | A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea. |
| Ambiguity | A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations. |
| Anachronism | A person, scene, event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era. |
| Analogy | A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things; a passage that points out several similarities between two unlike things is called an extended analogy |
| Anecdote | A brief narrative used to illustrate an idea. |
| Annotation | A brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text or work of literature. |
| Antecedent | A word to which a pronoun refers. |
| Antithesis | A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences. |
| Aphorism | A short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment. |
| Apollonian | In contrast to Bionysian, it refers to the most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior. |
| Apostrophe | a locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present. |
| Arch | Characterized by clever or sly humor, often saucy, playful, and somewhat irreverent. |
| Archetype | An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form. |
| Assonance | The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of works in prose or poetry. |
| Bard | A Poet; in olden time, a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment. |
| Belle-lettres | A french term for the world of books, criticism, and literature in general. |
| Bathos | Insincere or overdone sentimentality. |
| Bibliography | A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a particular subject. |
| Bombast | Inflated, pretentious language. |
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