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AP English Language And Composition Basics
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1. (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.
pathos
clause
active voice
imagery
2. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person.
first person singular
empathy
logos
cacophony
3. Insincere or overdone sentimentality.
fable
bathos
digression
annotation
4. To prove a point or to persuade
argumentation
circumlocation
logos
fiction
5. Inflated - pretentious language.
analogy
bombast
denotation
qualify
6. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion - make a point - or evoke humor
explication
hyperbole
circumlocation
metaphor
7. In contrast to Bionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior.
internal POV
Apollonian
argumentation
personification
8. An idea that is implied or suggested
dramatic irony
aphorism
connotation
abstract
9. 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.
exposition
alliteration
genre
climax
10. To recreate or present with details
cacophony
digression
pun
description
11. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint.
internal POV
argumentation
sarcasm
classical
12. A metaphor developed at great length - occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
antecedent
extended metaphor
circumlocution
comparison and contrast
13. A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
paradox
circumlocution
malapropism
personification
14. The works considered the most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied.
epithet
allegory
diction
canon
15. Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things - [examples are metaphor - simile - and personification.
clause
figurative language
simile
inductive reasoning
16. Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
aphorism
personification
simile
synthesis essay
17. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface.
canon
aphorism
satire
allegory
18. A term for the title character of a work of literature.
malapropism
fiction
eponymous
inference
19. An independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses
fable
qualify
tone
complex sentence
20. Are used as nouns or modifiers - are incomplete sentences and cannot stand alone grammatically; they are sometimes called subordinate clauses; those that function as adjectives - nouns - or adverbs are known - respectively - as adjective - noun - and
dependent clauses
alliteration
genre
epigram
21. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
digression
apostrophe
explication
fiction
22. Form of literature in which irony - sarcasm - and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly
Apollonian
genre
exegesis
satire
23. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character.
assonance
active voice
dénouement
dramatic irony
24. A word to which a pronoun refers.
compound sentence
antecedent
elegy
bibliography
25. Anything that stands for or represents something else
symbol
anecdote
dramatic irony
comparison and contrast
26. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences.
deductive reasoning
antithesis
pathos
connotation
27. Two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction
allegory
epigram
compound sentence
arch (adj.)
28. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
syntax
denotation
exposé
internal POV
29. A French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general.
belle-lettres
fiction
harangue
cacophony
30. A method of reasoning in which a number of specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization.
inductive reasoning
classical
fiction
tone
31. A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts - observations - or some other specific data.
inference
bibliography
hyperbole
fallacy
32. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part
epigram
synecdoche
connotation
ethos
33. A style that has the power to evoke feelings
pathos
dramatic irony
antagonist
malapropism
34. A structure that provides a premise or setting for a narrative or other discourse.
imagery
didactic
burlesque
frame
35. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words in prose or poetry.
ellipsis
consonance
assonance
compound sentence
36. A structural element of a sentence - consisting of a grammatical subject and a predicate.
clause
alliteration
allusion
pathos
37. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time.
classic
synthesis essay
eponymous
ad hominem
38. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer
logos
argumentation
allegory
rhetorical question
39. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation.
tone
carpe diem
burlesque
eponymous
40. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of someone or something of value.
elegy
antecedent
irony
personification
41. A figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using like or as
syntax
metaphor
digression
expository
42. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
belle-lettres
critique
alliteration
deus de machina
43. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing
rhetorical strategies
bombast
Dionysian
oxymoron
44. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking - impulses.
rhetorical question
Dionysian
archetype
elegy
45. Conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence')
refute
internal POV
bathos
oxymoron
46. The ability to form mental images of things or events
simile
epithet
description
imagery
47. An appeal based on logic or reason
bard
caricature
logos
anachronism
48. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
aphorism
extended metaphor
descriptive detail
farce
49. Literally - 'seize the day'; 'enjoy life while you can -' a common theme in life and literature.
harangue
imagery
carpe diem
critique
50. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement.
pathos
euphony
epigram
didactic