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AP English Language And Composition Basics

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1. Insincere or overdone sentimentality.






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






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






4. I - me - my - mine






5. The works considered the most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied.






6. A word to which a pronoun refers.






7. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character.






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






9. The dictionary definition of a word.






10. Prove to be false or incorrect






11. 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.






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






13. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play.






14. Speaking in circles; roundabout speech






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






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






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






18. (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.






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






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






21. A style that has the power to evoke feelings






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






23. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing






24. Characterized by clever or sly humor - often saucy - playful - and somewhat irreverent.






25. A sentence that states the topic of its paragraph






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






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






28. A comparison using like or as






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






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






31. A mild - indirect - or vague term substituting for a harsh - blunt - or offensive term






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






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






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






35. Grating - inharmonious sounds.






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






37. The perspective from which a story is told






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






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






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






41. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words.






42. Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things - [examples are metaphor - simile - and personification.






43. A matter discussed in the first person has this






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






45. 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






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






47. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a particular subject.






48. Conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence')






49. The resolution that occurs at the end of a narrative or drama - real or imagined.






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







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