AP Terms #1-#10

Allegory is a...

• an extended simile.

• story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or for abstract ideas or qualities

• a reference to the Bible or other central texts.

• a way of confusing audiences.

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Alliteration is...

• repetition of the same or similar sounds in words that are close together

• deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings in a work

• reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture

• repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

An allusion is...

• repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together

• story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or for abstract ideas or qualities

• deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings in a work

• reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Ambiguity is...

• balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure

• deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings in a work

• repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row

• opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

An analogy is...

• opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story

• repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order

• comparison made between two things to show how they are alike

• deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings in a work

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Anaphora is...

• inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence

• brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something; often shows character of an individual

• repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order

• repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Anastrophe means...

• opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story

• inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence

• repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order

• balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

An anecdote is a...

• a mildly ignorant person

• brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something; often shows character of an individual

• repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order

• attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

An antagonist is...

• opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story

• comparison made between two things to show how they are alike

• the hero that does not have common heroic attributes.

• balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Antimetabole is...

• brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something; often shows character of an individual

• opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story

• repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order

• repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4