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AP English
Language and Composition- glossary terms
Question | Answer |
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Device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning | allegory |
The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words. (Ex: She sells seas shells.) | alliteration |
A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. | allusion |
The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | ambiguity |
The repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. "Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate leads to suffering." ~Yoda | anadiplosis |
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | analogy |
One of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences. | anaphora |
A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event. | anecdote |
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | antecedent |
A terse statement of know authorship which expresses a general truth or a oral principle. | aphorism |
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | apostrophe |