AP English words/definition

Is a common figure of speech that makes a comparison by directly relating one thing to another unrelated thing

• Parallelism

• Asyndeton

• Metaphor

• Paradox

A device used to force the reader to consider a statement or idea more deeply or critically then at face value

• Asyndeton

• Analogy

• Litotes

• Paradox

The commission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence

• Asyndeton

• Analogy

• Allegory

• Didactic

Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive

• Parallelism

• Didactic

• Euphemism

• Chiasmus

polite, mild phrases which substitute unpleasant ways of saying something sad or uncomfortable

• Euphemism

• Denotation

• Oxymoron

• Connotation

A thing or event that existed before or logically procedes another

• Euphemism

• Chiasmus

• Parallelism

• Antecedent

Is a very short story that is significant to the topic at hand; usually adding personal knowledge or experience to the topic

• Didactic

• Anecdote

• Paradox

• Allegory

when a certain word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of a clause or sentences that follow each other

• Anaphora

• Allegory

• Allusion

• Parallelism

In which coordinated ideas are arranged in phrases, sentences, and paragraphs that balance one element with another of equal importance and similar wording

• Asyndeton

• Analogy

• Litotes

• Parallelism

Is basically a reference to something else. In literature, it’s frankly used to reference cultural works

• Allusion

• Metonymy

• Litotes

• Allegory