SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
AP English Language And Composition Basics
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
english
,
ap
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The manner in which something is expressed in words
frame
antagonist
fiction
anecdote
2. A term for the title character of a work of literature.
rhetorical strategies
analogy
eponymous
fallacy
3. Short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
expository
harangue
rhetorical question
anecdote
4. The interpretation or analysis of a text.
metaphor
explication
fiction
dramatic irony
5. The works considered the most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied.
canon
expository
digression
synthesis essay
6. Qescribe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
ambiguity
qualify
exposition
fable
7. A term used to describe literary forms - such as novel - play - and essay.
exegesis
genre
rhetorical strategies
personification
8. An appeal based on logic or reason
logos
epithet
fiction
theme
9. The perspective from which a story is told
personification
clause
point of view
sarcasm
10. An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data - defective evidence - false information - or flawed logic.
compound sentence
harangue
fallacy
complex sentence
11. 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.
synecdoche
exposition
connotation
clause
12. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing
inference
figurative language
anachronism
bombast
13. A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
figurative language
complex sentence
understatement
synecdoche
14. Two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction
figurative language
refute
cynic
compound sentence
15. Pleasing - harmonious sounds.
refute
critique
theme
euphony
16. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement.
epigram
apostrophe
aphorism
personification
17. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist - produces tension or conflict.
theme
rhetorical question
imagery
antagonist
18. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character.
dramatic irony
point of view
circumlocation
fantasy
19. A leture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior.
belle-lettres
homily
connotation
epigram
20. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea.
ambiguity
allusion
carpe diem
archetype
21. That portion of discourse that wanders or departs from the main subject or topic.
allusion
digression
synecdoche
anecdote
22. Inflated - pretentious language.
epigram
bombast
personification
imagery
23. A comparison using like or as
simile
critique
exposé
alliteration
24. A story containing unreal - imaginary features.
allegory
fantasy
denotation
complex sentence
25. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present.
deus de machina
aphorism
apostrophe
symbol
26. The resolution that occurs at the end of a narrative or drama - real or imagined.
circumlocution
empathy
satire
dénouement
27. (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.
connotation
abstract
consonance
fable
28. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade.
tone
critique
harangue
internal POV
29. A method of reasoning by which specific definitions - conclusions - and theorems are drawn from general principles.
carpe diem
caricature
anachronism
deductive reasoning
30. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses - or sentences.
personification
antithesis
analogy
metaphor
31. 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.
archetype
deus de machina
style
synthesis essay
32. The choice of words in oral and written discourse.
fantasy
synecdoche
denotation
diction
33. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of prose or poetry.
genre
epigram
connotation
exegesis
34. Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
personification
extended metaphor
circumlocation
satire
35. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint.
digression
classical
comparison and contrast
antithesis
36. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a unit of speech or writing.
archetype
consonance
figurative language
satire
37. A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts - observations - or some other specific data.
pun
inference
extended metaphor
tone
38. A structure that provides a premise or setting for a narrative or other discourse.
frame
theme
bathos
rhetorical analysis
39. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment.
classic
paradox
aphorism
euphemism
40. A highly specific - particular - often real - actual - or tangible detail; the opposite of abstract.
understatement
concrete detail
symbol
first person singular
41. A word to which a pronoun refers.
antecedent
aphorism
fable
elliptical construction
42. Different methods of writing which you can incorporate into your writing to make it more effective
bombast
rhetorical strategies
homily
cacophony
43. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form.
anachronism
bard
euphemism
archetype
44. A French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general.
denotation
belle-lettres
euphemism
pun
45. The ability to form mental images of things or events
comparison and contrast
exposition
first person singular
imagery
46. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment.
fable
connotation
bard
qualify
47. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play.
descriptive detail
canon
circumlocution
climax
48. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
alliteration
archetype
metaphor
tone
49. Grating - inharmonious sounds.
bathos
cacophony
harangue
didactic
50. Something - generally a clue - intended to distract or mislead from the original issue/question.
diction
fantasy
epithet
red herring