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AP English Language And Composition Basics
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1. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play.
oxymoron
syntax
climax
arch (adj.)
2. A short tale - often with nonhuman characters - from which a useful lesson or moral may be drawn.
arch (adj.)
fiction
fable
rhetorical question
3. The dictionary definition of a word.
cacophony
allusion
irony
denotation
4. Occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected - or events turn out to be the opposite from what one had expected
simile
situational irony
exposition
antagonist
5. A mode of discourse in which two or more things are compared and contrasted. Comparison often refers to similarities - contrast to differences.
adage
pun
dramatic irony
comparison and contrast
6. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase.
red herring
simile
connotation
allusion
7. Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
circumlocution
personification
bibliography
ethos
8. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of someone or something of value.
active voice
adage
elegy
denotation
9. In literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem.
deus de machina
logos
antithesis
epic
10. An excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability - importance - wit - etc.
denotation
conceit
connotation
fiction
11. A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts - observations - or some other specific data.
inference
description
connotation
compound sentence
12. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
antagonist
alliteration
theme
aphorism
13. A comparison using like or as
simile
allegory
expository
harangue
14. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things; a passage that points out several similarities between two unlike things is called an extended analogy.
description
analogy
rhetorical strategies
circumlocution
15. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero.
denotation
epic
fiction
frame
16. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint.
logos
classical
archetype
Dionysian
17. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
genre
figurative language
understatement
rhetoric
18. Explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition
circumlocation
consonance
personification
expository
19. A structure that provides a premise or setting for a narrative or other discourse.
dependent clauses
paradox
frame
antecedent
20. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present.
adage
antithesis
apostrophe
pathos
21. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words.
fiction
diction
elliptical construction
deductive reasoning
22. Conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence')
oxymoron
elliptical construction
qualify
complex sentence
23. A factual piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings.
homily
exposé
hyperbole
assonance
24. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of an essay or other work; setting forth the meaning or purpose of a piece of writing or discourse.
bibliography
explication
pun
exposition
25. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer
conceit
rhetorical question
explication
elegy
26. A style that has the power to evoke feelings
circumlocution
inference
pathos
euphony
27. An independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
Dionysian
Apollonian
diction
28. Used by researchers to examine texts or public speeches as they occur in society with the aim of interpreting textual meaning
elliptical construction
rhetorical analysis
arch (adj.)
understatement
29. The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
ambiguity
description
denotation
cynic
30. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking - impulses.
point of view
Dionysian
anachronism
figurative language
31. An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data - defective evidence - false information - or flawed logic.
argumentation
circumlocution
fallacy
bathos
32. A leture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior.
annotation
inference
bombast
homily
33. The perspective from which a story is told
point of view
malapropism
digression
comparison and contrast
34. The resolution that occurs at the end of a narrative or drama - real or imagined.
dénouement
arch (adj.)
homily
concrete detail
35. A word to which a pronoun refers.
apostrophe
epic
antecedent
compound sentence
36. A French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general.
elegy
clause
belle-lettres
Apollonian
37. A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
understatement
deductive reasoning
style
epic
38. A highly specific - particular - often real - actual - or tangible detail; the opposite of abstract.
analogy
carpe diem
concrete detail
imagery
39. An analysis or assessment of a thing or situation for the purpose of determining its nature - limitations - and conformity to a set of standards.
critique
allusion
topic sentence
caricature
40. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences.
figurative language
antithesis
homily
elliptical construction
41. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface.
paradox
personification
archetype
allegory
42. A matter discussed in the first person has this
abstract
internal POV
deus de machina
epigram
43. Something - generally a clue - intended to distract or mislead from the original issue/question.
canon
frame
red herring
alliteration
44. (refers to the use of verbs) A verb is in this when it expresses an action performed by its subject. Stylistically - this leads to more economical and vigorous writing.
frame
imagery
active voice
comparison and contrast
45. A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
understatement
euphony
synecdoche
irony
46. An observer uses this
hyperbole
external POV
logos
paradox
47. The works considered the most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied.
allusion
canon
irony
concrete detail
48. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
digression
epic
farce
denotation
49. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature.
harangue
refute
annotation
logos
50. To prove a point or to persuade
eponymous
satire
argumentation
syntax