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AP English Language And Composition Basics
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1. 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.
synthesis essay
argumentative essay
situational irony
ambiguity
2. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term.
bombast
argumentative essay
rhetoric
euphemism
3. An appeal based on logic or reason
logos
anecdote
dénouement
climax
4. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
description
tone
allegory
canon
5. That portion of discourse that wanders or departs from the main subject or topic.
alliteration
epic
digression
critique
6. Conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence')
understatement
oxymoron
denotation
genre
7. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement.
pathos
understatement
bard
epigram
8. Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things - [examples are metaphor - simile - and personification.
arch (adj.)
elegy
classic
figurative language
9. A question asked for an effect - not actually requiring an answer
rhetorical question
oxymoron
symbol
farce
10. Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
alliteration
deductive reasoning
epithet
personification
11. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play.
complex sentence
epic
climax
comparison and contrast
12. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
circumlocation
anachronism
alliteration
pathos
13. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea.
belle-lettres
aphorism
circumlocation
allusion
14. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present.
apostrophe
hyperbole
fallacy
bathos
15. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing
antecedent
exposé
malapropism
bombast
16. A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
refute
fantasy
understatement
style
17. A grotesque or exaggerated likeness of striking qualities in persons and things.
pun
fable
deus de machina
caricature
18. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature.
topic sentence
climax
annotation
epigram
19. The resolution that occurs at the end of a narrative or drama - real or imagined.
rhetorical analysis
dénouement
circumlocution
exposition
20. An observer uses this
genre
annotation
arch (adj.)
external POV
21. A term for the title character of a work of literature.
tone
eponymous
active voice
anecdote
22. I - me - my - mine
first person singular
adage
exegesis
antagonist
23. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist - produces tension or conflict.
digression
external POV
compound sentence
antagonist
24. (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.
bibliography
active voice
conceit
ellipsis
25. A comparison using like or as
tone
simile
carpe diem
figurative language
26. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words in prose or poetry.
fiction
description
explication
assonance
27. Literally - 'talking around' a subject; i.e. - discourse that avoids direct reference to a subject.
allusion
aphorism
logos
circumlocution
28. Anything that stands for or represents something else
symbol
frame
Apollonian
cacophony
29. An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data - defective evidence - false information - or flawed logic.
Dionysian
cacophony
fallacy
irony
30. Graphic - exact - and accurate presentation of the characteristics of a person - place - or thing.
didactic
descriptive detail
climax
rhetorical strategies
31. To prove a point or to persuade
argumentation
ambiguity
circumlocation
fable
32. A forceful sermon - lecture - or tirade.
understatement
dramatic irony
harangue
topic sentence
33. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment.
ellipsis
metonymy
qualify
bard
34. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations.
inductive reasoning
synthesis essay
sarcasm
ambiguity
35. Inflated - pretentious language.
synecdoche
bombast
dénouement
allegory
36. Different methods of writing which you can incorporate into your writing to make it more effective
inference
fantasy
rhetorical strategies
epigram
37. Two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction
topic sentence
pun
canon
compound sentence
38. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing; Can also be used to apply to vulgar or profane exclamations.
syntax
harangue
epithet
didactic
39. An idea that is implied or suggested
metaphor
connotation
elegy
frame
40. One who expects and observes nothing but the worst of human conduct.
description
deductive reasoning
cynic
topic sentence
41. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase.
frame
connotation
bombast
conceit
42. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form.
archetype
bathos
active voice
concrete detail
43. An independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses
adage
bibliography
anecdote
complex sentence
44. An essay that tries to prove a point by supporting it with evidence
argumentative essay
epic
eponymous
oxymoron
45. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation.
burlesque
antithesis
descriptive detail
simile
46. A mild - indirect - or vague term substituting for a harsh - blunt - or offensive term
euphemism
cacophony
clause
bibliography
47. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language.
allusion
simile
epigram
adage
48. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose.
allegory
concrete detail
farce
euphemism
49. The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
irony
Dionysian
belle-lettres
inference
50. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero.
classical
epic
bombast
antecedent