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AP Lit Vocab
| Term | Definition | Part of Speech |
|---|---|---|
| Abstract | Writing that focuses on big, invisible ideas—like love, justice, or freedom—instead of concrete, real-world objects you can see or touch | Adjective |
| Academic | A formal, overly serious style of writing that gets so wrapped up in analyzing facts and theories that it ends up feeling dry and boring | Adjective |
| Accent | The emphasis or beat put on a specific syllable in a word when you say it out loud, especially used to create rhythm in poetry | Noun |
| Aesthetic | 1. How something looks or feels to your senses (like your personal vibe or style) 2. As a study, it's all about what makes art and beauty meaningful | 1. Adjective 2. Noun |
| Allegory | A full story where every character, event, and detail stands for a bigger, hidden meaning or real-life lesson outside the book | Noun |
| Alliteration | Repeating the same starting consonant sound in a group of words right next to or near each other (like "Peter Piper picked a peck...") | Noun |
| Allusion | A quick, indirect nod to a famous person, place, event, literary work, or pop culture moment that the author expects you to recognize | Noun |
| Anachronism | Something placed in a time period where it doesn't belong, like a medieval knight checking an iPhone | Noun |
| Analogy | A detailed comparison between two different things to help explain a tricky idea or relationship by showing how they're similar | Noun |
| Anecdote | A short, interesting, or funny personal story told to make a point or illustrate a concept | Noun |
| Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause that a pronoun replaces or refers back to (like "the children" before the pronoun "they") | Noun |
| Anthropomorphism | Giving non-human things (like animals or objects) actual human characteristics, shapes, or behaviors—like a talking animal or a forest breathing | Noun |
| Anticlimax | A sudden drop from a dramatic or exciting expectation to something surprisingly disappointing or ridiculous | Noun |
| Antihero | A main character who lacks traditional hero qualities like courage or morality, often being weak, dishonest, or flawed | Noun |
| Aphorism | A short, clever statement or saying that expresses a general truth or piece of wisdom | Noun |
| Apostrophe | A figure of speech where a speaker directly addresses someone or something that isn't actually there or isn't human (like talking to the moon, a ghost, or an idea) | Noun |
| Archaism | The deliberate use of old-fashioned or outdated words and language to give a writing an old-timey feel | Noun |
| Aside | A brief comment made by a character directly to the audience, stepping out of the action as if the other characters on stage can't hear it | Noun |
| Aspect | a specific trait, characteristic, feature, or element of a literary work (such as character, setting, structure, or style) that you analyze to understand the text's deeper meaning | Noun |
| Assonance | The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in nearby words (like "Old King Cole was a merry old soul") | Noun |
| Atmosphere | The emotional feel, mood, or overall tone created around a scene or setting | Noun |
| Ballad | A long, narrative poem (a story told through poetry) that usually follows a steady rhythm and rhyme scheme | Noun |
| Bathos, Pathos | Pathos is writing that creates genuine feelings of pity and sympathy; bathos is an over-the-top, failed attempt at drama that turns ridiculous | Noun |
| Black humor | Using dark, morbid, or disturbing themes (like death or tragedy) to make comedy | Noun |
| Bombast | High-sounding, overly fancy, or exaggerated language used to make someone sound smart or dramatic when it isn't necessary | Noun |
| Burlesque | A broad, exaggerated parody that takes a serious style or work and turns it into something ridiculous | Noun |
| Cacophony | The deliberate use of harsh, noisy, or awkward sounds in poetry or writing | Noun |
| Cadence | The natural rhythm, beat, or musical flow of language or poetry | Noun |
| Canto | A main section or division of a long poem, similar to a chapter in a book | Noun |
| Caricature | A description or drawing that exaggerates a person's specific features or traits to create a comical or distorted effect | Noun |
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