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AP lit MANNY 1
AP literary devices for AP exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anecdote | brief story, told to ilustrate a point or serve as an example of something, often shows character of an individual |
| antagonist | opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protaginist, in a story. |
| antimetabole | repitition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order. |
| antithesisto | balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means or grammatical structure. |
| antihero | central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heros. |
| anthropomorphism | attributing human charactaristics to an animal or inaminate object. |
| aphorism | brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle ar accepted general truth. |