Week 6 AP Lit Vocab Words

Admonition

n authoritative counsel or warning

Imminent

adj about to happen

Metonymy

n the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing

Ellipsis

n the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues; indicated by three dots

Hubris

n excessive pride or self-confidence

Stalwart

adj loyal, reliable, and hardworking

Apostrophe

n figure of speech that is used to address someone who is absent or already dead. It can also be used to address an abstract quality or idea

Allusion

n an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text. Most allusions are based on the assumption that there is a body of knowledge that is shared by the author and the reader and that therefore the reader will understand the author's referent