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AP English Language And Composition Basics

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature






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






3. Inflated - pretentious language.






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






5. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of someone or something of value.






6. 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.






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






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






9. A term for the title character of a work of literature.






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






11. A word to which a pronoun refers.






12. (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.






13. To recreate or present with details






14. A method of reasoning by which specific definitions - conclusions - and theorems are drawn from general principles.






15. Pleasing - harmonious sounds.






16. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade.






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






18. Grating - inharmonious sounds.






19. The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar






20. Prove to be false or incorrect






21. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing






22. 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.






23. A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said






24. Anything that stands for or represents something else






25. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words.






26. An idea that is implied or suggested






27. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment.






28. 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.






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






30. An appeal based on logic or reason






31. A structure that provides a premise or setting for a narrative or other discourse.






32. A factual piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings.






33. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation.






34. To prove a point or to persuade






35. A style that has the power to evoke feelings






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






37. A person - scene - event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era.






38. Short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)






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






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






41. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking - impulses.






42. One who expects and observes nothing but the worst of human conduct.






43. 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






44. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay.






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






46. I - me - my - mine






47. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part






48. A comparison using like or as






49. The main idea of the story






50. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase.