ap terms(english language arts)
TERM
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Abstract
Exists in thought and is not physical or concrete
Love or beauty
Aesthetic
Concerned with beauty or the application of beauty
Art
Allegory a literary device in which characters or events in a literary, visual, or musical art form represent or symbolize ideas and concepts
All animals are equal but a few are more equal than others.
Alliteration
the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables of an English language phrase
Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August.
Allusion
A figure of speech, in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance that has occurred or existed in an external context.
“When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge, and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.”
Ambiguity
uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language
The lady hit the man with an umbrella.
Anachronism
A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, esp. a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned. ye soft pipes play on
(ye)
Analogy
A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
The clock ticked as loudly as thunder
Analytical writing free from the fluff writing that may be used in creative writing
Written essays
Antagonist
One who opposes and contends against another; an adversary
Bob Ewell-To Kill a Mocking Bird
Antihero
Is typically clumsy, unsolicited, and unskilled and has both good and bad qualities.
Gollum-Lord of the Rings
Anaphora
the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect
My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration
Aphorism
a statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner
Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle; Old age regret
Apology
A regretful acknowledgment of an
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Abstract
Exists in thought and is not physical or concrete
Love or beauty
Aesthetic
Concerned with beauty or the application of beauty
Art
Allegory a literary device in which characters or events in a literary, visual, or musical art form represent or symbolize ideas and concepts
All animals are equal but a few are more equal than others.
Alliteration
the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables of an English language phrase
Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August.
Allusion
A figure of speech, in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance that has occurred or existed in an external context.
“When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge, and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.”
Ambiguity
uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language
The lady hit the man with an umbrella.
Anachronism
A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, esp. a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned. ye soft pipes play on
(ye)
Analogy
A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
The clock ticked as loudly as thunder
Analytical writing free from the fluff writing that may be used in creative writing
Written essays
Antagonist
One who opposes and contends against another; an adversary
Bob Ewell-To Kill a Mocking Bird
Antihero
Is typically clumsy, unsolicited, and unskilled and has both good and bad qualities.
Gollum-Lord of the Rings
Anaphora
the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect
My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration
Aphorism
a statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner
Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle; Old age regret
Apology
A regretful acknowledgment of an