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AP English Language And Composition Basics

Subjects : english, ap
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1. A mild - indirect - or vague term substituting for a harsh - blunt - or offensive term






2. A brief - cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.






3. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea.






4. An observer uses this






5. 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






6. That portion of discourse that wanders or departs from the main subject or topic.






7. Pleasing - harmonious sounds.






8. The interpretation or analysis of a text.






9. (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.






10. The perspective from which a story is told






11. A style that has the power to evoke feelings






12. An appeal based on logic or reason






13. Literally - 'talking around' a subject; i.e. - discourse that avoids direct reference to a subject.






14. A story containing unreal - imaginary features.






15. Two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction






16. Harsh - cutting language or tone intended to ridicule






17. A grotesque or exaggerated likeness of striking qualities in persons and things.






18. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem






19. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person.






20. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






21. A sentence that states the topic of its paragraph






22. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term.






23. A matter discussed in the first person has this






24. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present.






25. A method of reasoning in which a number of specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization.






26. A word to which a pronoun refers.






27. Something - generally a clue - intended to distract or mislead from the original issue/question.






28. Inflated - pretentious language.






29. Directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or reason.






30. Different methods of writing which you can incorporate into your writing to make it more effective






31. A metaphor developed at great length - occurring frequently in or throughout a work.






32. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement.






33. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words in prose or poetry.






34. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






35. Qescribe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of






36. Used by researchers to examine texts or public speeches as they occur in society with the aim of interpreting textual meaning






37. Form of literature in which irony - sarcasm - and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly






38. Occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected - or events turn out to be the opposite from what one had expected






39. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing






40. An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data - defective evidence - false information - or flawed logic.






41. A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts - observations - or some other specific data.






42. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time.






43. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment.






44. A French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general.






45. The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning






46. In contrast to Bionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior.






47. The dictionary definition of a word.






48. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.






49. 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.






50. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form.