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AP English Language And Composition Basics
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1. The main idea of the story
ethos
personification
theme
cynic
2. 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.
fallacy
simile
exposition
synthesis essay
3. A highly specific - particular - often real - actual - or tangible detail; the opposite of abstract.
sarcasm
concrete detail
abstract
canon
4. A humorous play on words
archetype
pun
fable
conceit
5. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature.
understatement
burlesque
annotation
bard
6. Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things - [examples are metaphor - simile - and personification.
figurative language
descriptive detail
antithesis
personification
7. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a unit of speech or writing.
connotation
empathy
exposition
consonance
8. The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
inference
denotation
malapropism
hyperbole
9. A word to which a pronoun refers.
burlesque
euphemism
figurative language
antecedent
10. An appeal based on the character/reputation/ credibility of the speaker.
canon
ethos
farce
allegory
11. (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.
frame
critique
inference
active voice
12. A method of reasoning by which specific definitions - conclusions - and theorems are drawn from general principles.
deductive reasoning
circumlocution
alliteration
diction
13. To recreate or present with details
circumlocation
deus de machina
description
burlesque
14. A structural element of a sentence - consisting of a grammatical subject and a predicate.
clause
malapropism
farce
aphorism
15. An independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
analogy
bard
first person singular
16. A factual piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings.
description
epigram
exposé
fallacy
17. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface.
argumentation
allegory
exegesis
deductive reasoning
18. A grotesque or exaggerated likeness of striking qualities in persons and things.
euphemism
first person singular
eponymous
caricature
19. The manner in which something is expressed in words
epithet
compound sentence
annotation
fiction
20. The ability to form mental images of things or events
abstract
syntax
imagery
style
21. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer
pathos
caricature
rhetorical question
dramatic irony
22. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part
assonance
allusion
oxymoron
synecdoche
23. A person - scene - event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era.
canon
anachronism
hyperbole
archetype
24. A short tale - often with nonhuman characters - from which a useful lesson or moral may be drawn.
elliptical construction
compound sentence
inference
fable
25. Deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity - and restraint.
classical
eponymous
rhetorical question
euphemism
26. A method of reasoning in which a number of specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization.
bombast
inductive reasoning
epithet
synecdoche
27. A French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general.
genre
exposition
fable
belle-lettres
28. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a particular subject.
bibliography
cynic
style
imagery
29. Form of literature in which irony - sarcasm - and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly
bombast
euphemism
satire
malapropism
30. An excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability - importance - wit - etc.
ambiguity
conceit
antithesis
aphorism
31. A metaphor developed at great length - occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
extended metaphor
cacophony
denotation
simile
32. 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
euphemism
dependent clauses
fantasy
didactic
33. Substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it
descriptive detail
diction
metonymy
adage
34. A matter discussed in the first person has this
fantasy
alliteration
internal POV
sarcasm
35. Used by researchers to examine texts or public speeches as they occur in society with the aim of interpreting textual meaning
situational irony
empathy
exposé
rhetorical analysis
36. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time.
situational irony
denotation
classic
ambiguity
37. The choice of words in oral and written discourse.
malapropism
rhetorical analysis
diction
allusion
38. Different methods of writing which you can incorporate into your writing to make it more effective
consonance
rhetorical strategies
dénouement
fiction
39. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing
imagery
qualify
bombast
pun
40. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words.
point of view
elegy
fallacy
elliptical construction
41. The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
euphemism
allegory
ethos
denotation
42. Insincere or overdone sentimentality.
complex sentence
symbol
theme
bathos
43. A comparison using like or as
aphorism
antagonist
simile
archetype
44. I - me - my - mine
connotation
rhetoric
first person singular
rhetorical strategies
45. The resolution that occurs at the end of a narrative or drama - real or imagined.
dénouement
ad hominem
rhetorical question
caricature
46. Speaking in circles; roundabout speech
metonymy
circumlocation
topic sentence
oxymoron
47. Directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or reason.
fantasy
ambiguity
ad hominem
conceit
48. A story containing unreal - imaginary features.
fantasy
exegesis
epigram
metonymy
49. An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data - defective evidence - false information - or flawed logic.
antithesis
anachronism
compound sentence
fallacy
50. 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.
genre
critique
analogy
didactic