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AP English Language And Composition Basics
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1. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea.
epigram
hyperbole
style
allusion
2. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing; Can also be used to apply to vulgar or profane exclamations.
situational irony
exposition
bombast
epithet
3. An observer uses this
external POV
synecdoche
expository
dramatic irony
4. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of prose or poetry.
bibliography
exegesis
anecdote
ad hominem
5. Grating - inharmonious sounds.
cacophony
genre
understatement
canon
6. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation.
burlesque
topic sentence
ad hominem
farce
7. Qescribe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
cacophony
harangue
bathos
qualify
8. I - me - my - mine
figurative language
simile
first person singular
synthesis essay
9. Literally - 'seize the day'; 'enjoy life while you can -' a common theme in life and literature.
antithesis
fable
carpe diem
active voice
10. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of someone or something of value.
eponymous
elegy
farce
antagonist
11. Explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition
extended metaphor
expository
description
bombast
12. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
explication
refute
ambiguity
conceit
13. An analysis or assessment of a thing or situation for the purpose of determining its nature - limitations - and conformity to a set of standards.
synthesis essay
syntax
active voice
critique
14. The works considered the most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied.
cacophony
canon
topic sentence
inference
15. In contrast to Bionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior.
Apollonian
aphorism
argumentation
classical
16. Having an instructive purpose; intending to convey information or teach a lesson - usually in a dry - pompous manner.
didactic
conceit
circumlocation
satire
17. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences.
digression
antithesis
internal POV
euphemism
18. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words.
bombast
denotation
synthesis essay
elliptical construction
19. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing
fallacy
figurative language
metonymy
bombast
20. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer
metaphor
expository
rhetorical question
first person singular
21. A leture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior.
homily
critique
fiction
exposition
22. An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data - defective evidence - false information - or flawed logic.
active voice
homily
descriptive detail
fallacy
23. A humorous play on words
carpe diem
connotation
farce
pun
24. A comparison using like or as
personification
hyperbole
simile
exposé
25. Something - generally a clue - intended to distract or mislead from the original issue/question.
metaphor
description
red herring
rhetorical strategies
26. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment.
annotation
dependent clauses
assonance
bard
27. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations.
ambiguity
comparison and contrast
dramatic irony
homily
28. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time.
conceit
classic
synecdoche
bard
29. Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
rhetoric
personification
point of view
qualify
30. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a particular subject.
bombast
bibliography
external POV
imagery
31. The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
style
pathos
irony
theme
32. To prove a point or to persuade
elliptical construction
critique
burlesque
argumentation
33. An idea that is implied or suggested
arch (adj.)
epigram
red herring
connotation
34. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form.
hyperbole
archetype
ambiguity
fable
35. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay.
genre
belle-lettres
imagery
allegory
36. (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.
abstract
logos
exposé
fantasy
37. A matter discussed in the first person has this
anecdote
bathos
internal POV
dependent clauses
38. A sentence that states the topic of its paragraph
abstract
topic sentence
external POV
refute
39. Conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence')
circumlocation
satire
metonymy
oxymoron
40. Three periods (...)indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation.
rhetoric
ellipsis
complex sentence
bibliography
41. Form of literature in which irony - sarcasm - and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly
satire
carpe diem
malapropism
fallacy
42. A style that has the power to evoke feelings
imagery
rhetorical analysis
pathos
aphorism
43. A grotesque or exaggerated likeness of striking qualities in persons and things.
bibliography
caricature
genre
epithet
44. An independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses
simile
complex sentence
allegory
logos
45. Prove to be false or incorrect
climax
metonymy
refute
bombast
46. Used by researchers to examine texts or public speeches as they occur in society with the aim of interpreting textual meaning
denotation
rhetorical analysis
ethos
dependent clauses
47. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
expository
complex sentence
pun
alliteration
48. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character.
explication
dramatic irony
allegory
exegesis
49. The main idea of the story
refute
canon
theme
bombast
50. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero.
dramatic irony
anachronism
pun
epic