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AP English Language And Composition Basics
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1. A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts - observations - or some other specific data.
didactic
elegy
bathos
inference
2. (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.
allegory
expository
anachronism
abstract
3. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form.
harangue
compound sentence
descriptive detail
archetype
4. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking - impulses.
synecdoche
Dionysian
figurative language
annotation
5. Literally - 'talking around' a subject; i.e. - discourse that avoids direct reference to a subject.
circumlocution
argumentation
synecdoche
paradox
6. Graphic - exact - and accurate presentation of the characteristics of a person - place - or thing.
descriptive detail
pun
critique
ethos
7. An excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability - importance - wit - etc.
satire
conceit
circumlocation
cynic
8. 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
argumentative essay
paradox
style
tone
9. A style that has the power to evoke feelings
pathos
circumlocation
arch (adj.)
connotation
10. Literally - 'seize the day'; 'enjoy life while you can -' a common theme in life and literature.
carpe diem
descriptive detail
anachronism
euphony
11. A short tale - often with nonhuman characters - from which a useful lesson or moral may be drawn.
complex sentence
sarcasm
argumentative essay
fable
12. Qescribe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
oxymoron
syntax
qualify
paradox
13. An observer uses this
external POV
first person singular
dénouement
exposition
14. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
alliteration
diction
pathos
allusion
15. Used by researchers to examine texts or public speeches as they occur in society with the aim of interpreting textual meaning
canon
rhetorical analysis
anecdote
argumentation
16. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present.
argumentation
symbol
connotation
apostrophe
17. Pompous or pretentious talk or writing
qualify
assonance
bombast
Apollonian
18. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of prose or poetry.
pun
fable
exegesis
annotation
19. Inflated - pretentious language.
rhetoric
analogy
bombast
euphony
20. The choice of words in oral and written discourse.
personification
topic sentence
simile
diction
21. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
syntax
imagery
active voice
deductive reasoning
22. A highly specific - particular - often real - actual - or tangible detail; the opposite of abstract.
concrete detail
bombast
deductive reasoning
simile
23. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play.
climax
assonance
digression
frame
24. A structural element of a sentence - consisting of a grammatical subject and a predicate.
clause
aphorism
dramatic irony
personification
25. An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data - defective evidence - false information - or flawed logic.
rhetoric
allegory
fallacy
synecdoche
26. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment.
active voice
description
deductive reasoning
aphorism
27. Something - generally a clue - intended to distract or mislead from the original issue/question.
understatement
symbol
red herring
external POV
28. A comparison using like or as
bathos
rhetorical strategies
simile
anecdote
29. Prove to be false or incorrect
personification
rhetorical analysis
metaphor
refute
30. 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
description
epic
allegory
31. Substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it
external POV
dependent clauses
metonymy
connotation
32. The manner in which something is expressed in words
fiction
rhetorical question
sarcasm
dénouement
33. A term for the title character of a work of literature.
rhetorical analysis
eponymous
malapropism
caricature
34. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation.
synecdoche
burlesque
epic
bathos
35. A method of reasoning by which specific definitions - conclusions - and theorems are drawn from general principles.
critique
ellipsis
pun
deductive reasoning
36. A sentence that states the topic of its paragraph
topic sentence
ethos
active voice
rhetorical analysis
37. An independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses
ethos
fantasy
complex sentence
circumlocution
38. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of someone or something of value.
antithesis
elegy
didactic
burlesque
39. (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.
allusion
active voice
euphony
fallacy
40. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part
epic
paradox
synecdoche
climax
41. A figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using like or as
annotation
carpe diem
Apollonian
metaphor
42. A mild - indirect - or vague term substituting for a harsh - blunt - or offensive term
assonance
theme
euphemism
carpe diem
43. The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
sarcasm
irony
synecdoche
allegory
44. A humorous play on words
connotation
theme
pun
bathos
45. The perspective from which a story is told
rhetorical question
point of view
annotation
comparison and contrast
46. Occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected - or events turn out to be the opposite from what one had expected
ambiguity
dramatic irony
situational irony
exposition
47. A French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general.
belle-lettres
epic
assonance
climax
48. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface.
expository
synecdoche
allegory
harangue
49. A mode of discourse in which two or more things are compared and contrasted. Comparison often refers to similarities - contrast to differences.
pathos
dramatic irony
comparison and contrast
caricature
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.
symbol
empathy
active voice
analogy