unable to be touched; not concrete

a concept or value that cannot be seen (love, honor, courage, death, etc.) which the writer usually tries to illustrate by comparing it metaphorically to a known, concrete object

Latin for "to the man"; attacking the arguer and not the argument; mud-slinging

repetition of initial consonant sounds

figure of speech which makes a brief reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or object

expression of an idea in language which gives more than one meaning; leaves uncertainty as to the meaning

something out of its place in time or history

comparison of two things, which are alike in several respects, to explain or clarify some unfamiliar or difficult idea or object by showing how the idea or object is similar to some familiar one

meter having two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable

repetition of a word pr expression at the beginning of successive phrases for rhetorical or poetic effect

the character in a narrative or play who is in conflict with the main character

intentional use of elevated language to describe the trivial or commonplace, or a sudden transition from a significant thought to a trivial one to achieve a humorous or satiric effect

a protagonist who is the antithesis of the hero- graceless, inept, stupid, sometimes dishonest

figure of speech in which a thought is balanced with a contrasting thought in parallel arrangements of words and phrases

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AP Literature terms

Section 1

Term	Definition
abstract	unable to be touched; not concrete
abstraction	a concept or value that cannot be seen (love, honor, courage, death, etc.) which the writer usually tries to illustrate by comparing it metaphorically to a known, concrete object
ad hominem	Latin for "to the man"; attacking the arguer and not the argument; mud-slinging
alliteration	repetition of initial consonant sounds
allusion	figure of speech which makes a brief reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or object
ambiguity	expression of an idea in language which gives more than one meaning; leaves uncertainty as to the meaning
anachronism	something out of its place in time or history
analogy	comparison of two things, which are alike in several respects, to explain or clarify some unfamiliar or difficult idea or object by showing how the idea or object is similar to some familiar one
anapest	meter having two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable
anaphora	repetition of a word pr expression at the beginning of successive phrases for rhetorical or poetic effect
antagonist	the character in a narrative or play who is in conflict with the main character
anticlimax	intentional use of elevated language to describe the trivial or commonplace, or a sudden transition from a significant thought to a trivial one to achieve a humorous or satiric effect
anti-hero	a protagonist who is the antithesis of the hero- graceless, inept, stupid, sometimes dishonest
antithesis	figure of speech in which a thought is balanced with a contrasting thought in parallel arrangements of words and phrases

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