AP Language and Composition Vocabulary Assignment 1. Allegory-
a. The Lord of the Flies (http://examples.yourdictionary.com/allegory-examples.html)
b. The Tortoise and the Hare

2. Alliteration-
a. “A big bully beats a baby boy.” (http://literarydevices.net/alliteration/)
b. The cake can't come crumbled.

3. Allusion-
a. “Don’t act like a Romeo in front of her.” (http://literarydevices.net/allusion/)
b. Just like the book, Atlas Shrugged, it put me to sleep.

4. Anaphora-
a. “My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration.” (http://literarydevices.net/anaphora/)
b. Don’t be rude. Don’t judge. Don’t belittle.

5. Antithesis-
a. “Setting foot on the moon may be a small step for a man but a giant step for mankind.” (http://literarydevices.net/antithesis/)
b. The days are long, but life is short.

6. Aphorism-
a. “The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” (http://literarydevices.net/aphorism/)
b. The happiness of your life depends on your thoughts.

7. Appeals to… Emotion-
a. “There must be objective rights and wrongs in the universe. If not, how can you possibly say that torturing babies for fun could ever be right?” (http://www.logicallyfallacious.com/index.php/logical-fallacies/29-appeal-to-emotion)
b. Do you like being starved and beaten? Neither do animals, fight for animal rights.

8. Apostrophe-
a. “Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are.” (http://literarydevices.net/apostrophe/)
b. Sun in the sky, why won't you shine on a rainy day?
9. Assonance-
a. “Men sell the wedding bells.” (http://literarydevices.net/assonance/)
b. I can’t bear the air in Claire’s. 10. Asyndeton-
a. “Without looking, without making a sound, without talking” (http://literarydevices.net/asyndeton/)
b. Get Meredith up! Rush in. Shake her, wake her.

11. Attitude-
a. “Father: “We are going on a vacation.”
Son: “That’s great!!!”
(Cheerful attitude)”
(http://literarydevices.net/tone/)
b. Mom: “You look beautiful!”
Daughter: “I know.”
(Sarcastic attitude)

12. Begging the question-
a. “Paranormal activity is real because i have experienced what can only be described as paranormal activity.” (http://www.logicallyfallacious.com/index.php/logical-fallacies/61-begging-the-question)
b. Mr. Row said question 1 was A, so it is not B.

13. Canon-
a. “Thirty-seven plays by William Shakespeare are generally considered to be part of the canon.” (http://classiclit.about.com/od/literaryterms/g/aa_canon.htm)
b. I use gold $1 coins all the time they are still accepted currency.

14. Chiasmus-
a. “By day the frolic, and the dance by night.” (http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms_C.html)
b. I live the life I love, I love the life I live.