AP Terminology Day 1

Question 1

Language that describes concepts rather than concrete images. The observable is usually described in concrete images.

Answer 1

Abstract

Question 2

Extended narrative in prose/verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story.

Answer 2

Allegory

Question 3

Short, simple narrative of an incident; often used for humorous effect or to make a point.

Answer 3

Anecdote

Question 4

Explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data.

Answer 4

Annotation

Question 5

Presentation of two contrasting images. “To be or not to be..”

Answer 5

Antithesis

Question 6

Short, often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life. “Early bird gets the worm.”

Answer 6

Aphorism

Question 7

Usually in poetry, but sometimes in prose; the device of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, place, thing, or personified abstraction.

Answer 7

Apostrophe