LIT TERMS 1-5

AP LITERARY TERMS
 Allegory: a tale in prose or verse in which characters, actions, or settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities; a story that uses symbols to make a point
Alliteration: the repetition of similar initial sounds, usually consonants, in a group of words
Allusion: a reference to a person, a place, an event, or a literary work that a writer expects a reader to recognize
Ambiguity: something uncertain as to interpretation
Anachronism: something that shows up in the wrong place or the wrong time

                                               
                  Allegory                                                                                        Alliteration


                     
         Allusion                                      Ambiguity                                               Anachronism