AP Lit Terms Week 1

Vocabulary flashcards covering the first week of AP Literature terms, including definitions for allegory, alliteration, allusion, ambiguity, and anachronism.

Allegory

A story that has an obvious meaning on the outside but as well as a hidden meaning when you dig deeper.

Alliteration

The repetition of beginning sounds in words forming a pattern.

Allusion

A reference to something from a story, something that happened in the past, mythology, or religion.

Ambiguity

When a phrase is clear because it can be perceived two different ways

Anachronism

Something placed in the wrong time period