Ap Lit Words 1

Allegory

story, poem, picture, or piece of art in which the characters, settings, and events stand for hidden, abstract, or deeper moral, political, and philosophical meanings.

Alliteration

literary device where the same consonant sound or syllable-initial sound is repeated in two or more nearby words or syllables

Allusion

brief, indirect reference to a person, place, thing, event, or another work of art, literature, or pop culture

Ambiguity

situation, statement, or idea has more than one possible meaning, which often leads to confusion or uncertainty

Analogy

comparison between two different things that share a similar relationship or feature, used to explain a complex or unfamiliar concept

Anaphora

word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or poetic lines to create rhythm, build emotion, and emphasize a key message.

Antimetabole

a rhetorical device that repeats words in successive clauses or sentences in reverse grammatical order(A-B, B-A).

Anecdote

short, interesting, or amusing story about a real person, incident, or past experience

Antithesis

the exact opposite or a complete contrast of something

Antihero

the main character (protagonist) of a story who lacks traditional heroic traits

anthropomorphism

attribution of human traits, emotions, intentions, or physical form to non-human entities, such as animals, objects, plants, or deities

Aphorism

a short, memorable, and concise statement that expresses a general truth, moral lesson, or observation about human life

Apostrophe

a speaker or character breaks off from addressing the main audience to directly talk to someone or something that cannot respond

Anastrophe

the conventional or natural word order of a sentence is intentionally reversed