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AP English Language And Composition Basics

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or reason.






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






3. Pleasing - harmonious sounds.






4. I - me - my - mine






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






6. A sentence that states the topic of its paragraph






7. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of prose or poetry.






8. To recreate or present with details






9. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion - make a point - or evoke humor






10. A style that has the power to evoke feelings






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






12. Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature






13. A word to which a pronoun refers.






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






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






16. 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






17. The interpretation or analysis of a text.






18. An essay that tries to prove a point by supporting it with evidence






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






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






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






22. A mode of discourse in which two or more things are compared and contrasted. Comparison often refers to similarities - contrast to differences.






23. A short tale - often with nonhuman characters - from which a useful lesson or moral may be drawn.






24. The choice of words in oral and written discourse.






25. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






27. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words.






28. (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.






29. A matter discussed in the first person has this






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






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






32. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a unit of speech or writing.






33. The perspective from which a story is told






34. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations.






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. An idea that is implied or suggested






42. A comparison using like or as






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






44. The main idea of the story






45. A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.






46. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer






47. A leture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior.






48. Speaking in circles; roundabout speech






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






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