AP Lang - Vocab 2

allegory

using character or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to literal meaning

alliteration

repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants

allusion

direct or indirect reference to something which is commonly known

ambiguity

multiple meanings of a word, something that is unclear

analogy

similarity or comparison between two different things or relationship between them

anaphora

same word/s is repeated at beginning of two or more lines

anecdote

short narrative detailing event, common appeal to pathos

antecedent

word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun

antithesis

figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed

aphorism

terse statement of known authorship, expresses a general truth of moral principle

apostrophe

figure of speech that addresses absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction