Ap English Lit Terms - A

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ACT

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A MAJOR DIVISION IN A PLAY

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AFFECTIVE FALLACY

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FALLACY OF WRONGLY EVALUATING LIT WORK

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ALLEGORY

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NARRATIVE WHOSE CHARACTERS, SYMBOLS, & SITUATIONS REPRESENT ELEMENTS OUTSIDE OF THE TEXT

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ALIITERATION

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REPETITION OF CONSONANT OR VOWLEL SOUNDS

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ALLUSION

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AN INDIRECT REFERENCE TO SOME LITERARY OR HISTORIAL FIGURE

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AMBIGUITY

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USES WORDS W/ MORE THAN 1 MEANING

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ANALOGY

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COMPARING BASED ON SIMILARITY

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ANAPEST

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2 UNACCENTED 1 ACCENTED

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ANTAGONIST

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A COMPETITOR OR OPPONENT OF MAIN CHARACTER

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ANTIHERO

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PROTAGONIST W/O QUALITIES OF HEREO

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ANTISTROPHE

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PORTION OF CHORUS THAT RESPONDS TO FIRST PART OF CHORUS

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APHORISM

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A TERSE SHARP STATEMENT

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APOSTROPHE

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DIRECT EMOTIONAL ADDRESS TO ABSENT CHARACTER

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ARCHETYPE

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AN IMAGE OR CHARACTER REPRESENTATIVE OF GREATER COMMON ELEMENT

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ASIDE

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LINES IN PLAY DELIVERED TO AUDIENCE

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ASSONANCE

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USE OF SIMILAR VOWEL SOUNDS

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AVANT GARGE

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WRITING DIFF FROM DOMINANT WRITING OF AGE