AP English Language and Composition Summer Vocab

AP English Language and Composition Summer Assignment 2025, Part 1 Vocab

alliteration

the repetition of consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words ("she sells sea shells").

allusion

a direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. Allusions can be historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical.

ambiguity

the multiple meanings of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.

anadiplosis

the repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. “Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate leads to suffering.”

analogy

a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them

anaphora

one of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences. "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times."

anecdote