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AP English Language And Composition Basics
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1. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words in prose or poetry.
bibliography
internal POV
classical
assonance
2. Short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
rhetoric
anecdote
external POV
argumentative essay
3. A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
understatement
description
climax
ellipsis
4. 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.
didactic
analogy
refute
denotation
5. Something - generally a clue - intended to distract or mislead from the original issue/question.
inference
elegy
red herring
assonance
6. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment.
harangue
bard
malapropism
argumentative essay
7. To recreate or present with details
sarcasm
simile
rhetorical question
description
8. The main idea of the story
bibliography
deductive reasoning
theme
exposé
9. The resolution that occurs at the end of a narrative or drama - real or imagined.
alliteration
dénouement
compound sentence
dependent clauses
10. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a particular subject.
pathos
deductive reasoning
antithesis
bibliography
11. A metaphor developed at great length - occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
theme
extended metaphor
metaphor
classical
12. A comparison using like or as
exegesis
topic sentence
simile
rhetorical strategies
13. Conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence')
oxymoron
classic
antagonist
denotation
14. (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.
compound sentence
dramatic irony
active voice
exposition
15. Qescribe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
antithesis
qualify
apostrophe
analogy
16. The works considered the most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied.
sarcasm
canon
empathy
active voice
17. A structural element of a sentence - consisting of a grammatical subject and a predicate.
fantasy
syntax
clause
ad hominem
18. The dictionary definition of a word.
denotation
first person singular
classic
syntax
19. (n.) An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research. (adj.) Dealing with or tending to deal with a subject apart from a particular or specific instance.
classic
abstract
bard
bibliography
20. An excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability - importance - wit - etc.
denotation
didactic
conceit
classic
21. Directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or reason.
simile
bombast
exposé
ad hominem
22. An independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
assonance
climax
dramatic irony
23. A structure that provides a premise or setting for a narrative or other discourse.
allegory
theme
frame
conceit
24. An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data - defective evidence - false information - or flawed logic.
bathos
fallacy
malapropism
diction
25. A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts - observations - or some other specific data.
topic sentence
didactic
assonance
inference
26. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
harangue
farce
Apollonian
bathos
27. Literally - 'talking around' a subject; i.e. - discourse that avoids direct reference to a subject.
exposé
circumlocution
classic
cacophony
28. The choice of words in oral and written discourse.
antagonist
diction
concrete detail
aphorism
29. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea.
fable
active voice
allusion
hyperbole
30. Substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it
synecdoche
connotation
malapropism
metonymy
31. A French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general.
style
belle-lettres
connotation
paradox
32. An observer uses this
external POV
elegy
classical
caricature
33. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
synecdoche
explication
metonymy
ambiguity
34. An idea that is implied or suggested
elegy
connotation
critique
paradox
35. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint.
classic
logos
red herring
classical
36. The perspective from which a story is told
circumlocution
didactic
style
point of view
37. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
sarcasm
irony
exegesis
connotation
38. Speaking in circles; roundabout speech
cynic
refute
symbol
circumlocation
39. Two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction
diction
compound sentence
description
anachronism
40. A matter discussed in the first person has this
elegy
first person singular
connotation
internal POV
41. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
denotation
tone
ad hominem
description
42. A person - scene - event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era.
refute
anachronism
empathy
topic sentence
43. Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things - [examples are metaphor - simile - and personification.
figurative language
ambiguity
critique
point of view
44. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term.
harangue
euphemism
first person singular
burlesque
45. Characterized by clever or sly humor - often saucy - playful - and somewhat irreverent.
arch (adj.)
situational irony
allegory
malapropism
46. Occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected - or events turn out to be the opposite from what one had expected
empathy
annotation
situational irony
comparison and contrast
47. A style that has the power to evoke feelings
logos
pathos
complex sentence
elliptical construction
48. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase.
denotation
adage
connotation
logos
49. In contrast to Bionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior.
frame
Apollonian
bombast
ad hominem
50. The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
red herring
concrete detail
irony
Dionysian