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AP English Language And Composition Basics
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1. The purpose of thisessay is to demonstrate how the writer can develop a position/idea and support it with interwoven sources. The writer is expected to write in an academic and mature style.
sarcasm
external POV
elliptical construction
synthesis essay
2. An independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses
apostrophe
cynic
aphorism
complex sentence
3. Pleasing - harmonious sounds.
euphony
sarcasm
rhetoric
empathy
4. A story containing unreal - imaginary features.
fantasy
clause
pathos
caricature
5. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part
exposé
synecdoche
complex sentence
imagery
6. Inflated - pretentious language.
syntax
pun
Dionysian
bombast
7. A structure that provides a premise or setting for a narrative or other discourse.
ethos
rhetoric
frame
expository
8. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a particular subject.
farce
exposé
didactic
bibliography
9. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay.
paradox
ad hominem
aphorism
genre
10. A comparison using like or as
inference
paradox
simile
red herring
11. An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data - defective evidence - false information - or flawed logic.
rhetoric
fiction
descriptive detail
fallacy
12. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation.
burlesque
syntax
euphemism
pathos
13. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule
sarcasm
theme
ambiguity
red herring
14. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a unit of speech or writing.
empathy
tone
consonance
aphorism
15. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language.
allusion
adage
style
sarcasm
16. A mode of discourse in which two or more things are compared and contrasted. Comparison often refers to similarities - contrast to differences.
exposé
comparison and contrast
metonymy
exegesis
17. Conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence')
cacophony
epic
didactic
oxymoron
18. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
alliteration
harangue
canon
euphemism
19. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words in prose or poetry.
assonance
belle-lettres
ellipsis
annotation
20. 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.
Apollonian
rhetorical analysis
analogy
deductive reasoning
21. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade.
antithesis
harangue
metonymy
euphemism
22. To prove a point or to persuade
descriptive detail
external POV
eponymous
argumentation
23. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person.
tone
fiction
empathy
didactic
24. 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
ethos
arch (adj.)
dependent clauses
bombast
25. A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
malapropism
paradox
allusion
understatement
26. A style that has the power to evoke feelings
pathos
internal POV
antagonist
empathy
27. In contrast to Bionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior.
antagonist
allusion
Apollonian
eponymous
28. Grating - inharmonious sounds.
personification
connotation
cacophony
denotation
29. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
point of view
style
tone
deus de machina
30. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment.
rhetoric
simile
bard
metonymy
31. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer
malapropism
bombast
rhetorical question
bathos
32. Short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
understatement
hyperbole
anecdote
epithet
33. An idea that is implied or suggested
logos
bibliography
connotation
malapropism
34. A word to which a pronoun refers.
frame
situational irony
antecedent
descriptive detail
35. 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
rhetorical question
ambiguity
bibliography
36. The perspective from which a story is told
tone
apostrophe
point of view
euphony
37. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences.
theme
epithet
antithesis
synthesis essay
38. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing
argumentative essay
malapropism
bombast
Dionysian
39. Insincere or overdone sentimentality.
symbol
anecdote
bathos
exegesis
40. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present.
rhetorical strategies
analogy
allusion
apostrophe
41. 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
qualify
style
paradox
bathos
42. Directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or reason.
frame
deus de machina
ad hominem
point of view
43. Qescribe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
description
red herring
rhetorical question
qualify
44. The resolution that occurs at the end of a narrative or drama - real or imagined.
arch (adj.)
dénouement
inference
epithet
45. The main idea of the story
digression
theme
extended metaphor
denotation
46. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
epic
eponymous
irony
explication
47. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint.
pathos
denotation
frame
classical
48. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character.
ethos
dramatic irony
cacophony
inference
49. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist - produces tension or conflict.
malapropism
pun
homily
antagonist
50. A highly specific - particular - often real - actual - or tangible detail; the opposite of abstract.
concrete detail
theme
antithesis
farce