AP English Ultimate Study Guide

AP English Language: 1st Semester Final Study Guide I. Language Terms Term Definition Example allegory story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable alliteration use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse Jesse’s jaguar is jumping and jiggling jauntily. allusion a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art ambiguity unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning anadiplosis repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next, repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next anger leads to hate, hate leads to… analogy drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect anaphora repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses anecdote short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) antagonist A c haracter o r f orce i n conflict with t he main character antecedent the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers. The students need the study guide. Can you please send i t to them? "the students" is the antecedent in which "them" refers antithesis the j uxtaposition of c ontrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance Bitter-sweet aphorism ..., A brief, c leverly worded s tatement t hat makes a wise observation about life. apostrophe ..., a technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object, an idea, or a person who is either dead or absent. appositive ..., a word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun My father, Bob, worked for NASA argument ..., a fact or assertion offered a s evidence that something is true aside a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience. assonance ..., t he repetition o f similar v owels i n t he stressed syllables of successive words asyndeton ..., l ack of conjunctions b etween c oordinate phrases, clauses or words We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardships, support any friend, oppose any… aut hor ial int rus ion ... , Discussions directe d t o the rea der and constituting a substantial break in the narrative illusion of reality bal anc ed se ntence ..., a sentence in wh ich w ords, phra ses, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast cacophony ..., a loud harsh or strident noise char ac terizati on de scri pt ion of charact er , tr aits, etc chiasmus a s tatement consisting o f two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed Susan walked in, and out rushed Mary. climax a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot. colloquial ..., s poken o r written c ommunication t hat seeks to imitate informal speech complex s entence ..., a sen ten ce composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause compo und se ntenc e a sen tence with two o r mor e coor dinat e independent clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions conflict ..., opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot) conceit ..., a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor connotation ..., suggested or i mplied meaning o f word; V. connote consonance the repetition o f c onsonants ( or c onsonant patterns) especially at the ends of words

AP English Ultimate Study Guide

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