Final - AP Terms Flashcards
Action
The bare events of a story, not to be confused with plot.
Allegory
An extended story that which carries a deeper meaning below the surface
Alliteration
A literary device which creates interest by the recurrence of initial consonant sounds of different words within the same sentence
Allusion
A literary device which creates interest through a brief, indirect reference to another literary work
Ambiguity
When, for a higher purpose, an author intentionally suggests more than one, and sometimes contradictory, interpretations of a situation.
Analogy
A comparison between two things, or pairs of things, to reveal their similarities. Sometimes called a simile
Anaphora
Repeated words or phrases used to emphasize a point, especially at the begging of successive sentences or paragraphs.
Antagonist
The character in the story who opposes the hero.
Anthropomorphism
A literary technique in which the author gives human characteristics to non-human objects
Aphorism
A short, pithy and instructive statement of truth.
Apostrophe
A literary device which consists of a rhetorical pause or digression to address a person directly.
Assonance
The close repetition of similar vowel sounds, in successive or proximate words, usually in stressed syllables.
Blanks verse
Un-rhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter.
Catastrophe
The tragic conclusion of a story or play
