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AP Lit. Fernando

AP Literary Devices for AP Lit. Exam

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Allegory story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities.
Alliteration Repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.
Allusion Reference to someone or something that is known for history, literature, religion, politics,, sports, science, or another branch of culture. An indirect reference to something (usually from literature, etc.).
Ambiguity Deliberately suggesting two or more different, and something conflict ion, meaning in a work.
Analogy Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike.
Anaphora Repetition or a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row.
Anastrophe Inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence.
Anecdote Brief story, told to illustrate on point or serve as an example of something, often shows character of an individual.
Antagonist Opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story.
Antimetabole Repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order.
Antithesis Balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure.
Antihero Central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes, may lack courage, grace intelligence, or moral scruples
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