These are all logical fallacies EXCEPT

The Office and Parks and Rec are TV shows.

All of these could be considered symbolism EXCEPT

The excessively long and awful sentences in The Jungle

When something is neglected or left out of writing

Which one is malapropism (mistaken substitution of one word for another similar sounding word)?

A rolling stone gathers no moths.

When writing is unclear and has multiple interpretations

Litotes is a figure of speech that....

Employs an understatement by using double negatives

What is the difference between metaphors and similes?

Similes compare 2 things using the words like or as

Metonymy and synecdoche are different because

Synecdoche uses a part of something to signify the whole

All of these are understatements EXCEPT

Accurately describing your joy after winning the lottery

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1
These are all logical fallacies EXCEPT
You are so stupid your argument couldn't possibly be true.
We can either stop using cars or destroy the earth.
Bush is a good communicator because he speaks effectively.
The Office and Parks and Rec are TV shows.
2
All of these could be considered symbolism EXCEPT
The slaughter house and animals in The Jungle
The scarlet letter in The Scarlet Letter
The green light in The Great Gatsby
The excessively long and awful sentences in The Jungle
3
Omission is...
When something is clearly addressed
When something is neglected or left out of writing
4
Which one is malapropism (mistaken substitution of one word for another similar sounding word)?
She's as head strong as an alligator.
We have apprehended two suspicious persons.
A rolling stone gathers no moths.
Rainy weather can be hard on sinuses.
5
Jargon is in all of the following sentences EXCEPT
Slow down the tempo from allegro to lento.
The sun danced across the sky.
Your objection is overruled.
I need a nurse in room 12 stat.
6
What term refers to literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression?
Figurative language
Rhetorical questions
Rhetoric
Rhetorical devices
7
"My backpack weighs a ton" is a(n)
understatement
oxymoron
metaphor
hyperbole
8
Ambiguity is...
When writing is unclear and has multiple interpretations
When writing makes a reference to an outside noun
The use of clear meaning in writing
When writing can only be interpreted in one way
9
Litotes is a figure of speech that....
Employs a rhetorical question
Employs an understatement by using double negatives
Employs personification
Employs parallel structure
10
All of these inclue figurative language examples EXCEPT
Her smile is like the sun.
Her smile was miles wide.
She smiled.
Her smile is the sun.
11
All of the following are examples of colloquialism EXCEPT
We've got a mystery to solve.
Jeepers!
Jinkies!
Zoinks!
12
Which choice is an example of an idiom?
The glass shattered into a trillion pieces.
Don't cry over spilled milk.
The falling tears were a waterfall.
The milk was as white as snow.
13
In AP Lang, the two most important aspects of writing are
Metaphors and similes
Syntax and diction
Audience and purpose
Organization and mechanics
14
A thesis is....
An unnecessary aspect of writing
A central idea of work
15
What is the difference between metaphors and similes?
Metaphors compare 2 things using the words like or as
Similes compare 2 things using the words like or as
16
These are all logical fallacy arguments EXCEPT
Metonymy
Non Sequitur
Strawman
Slippery Slope
17
Diction is...
Sentence structure
Spelling
Word choice
Grammar
18
Sally sold seashells by the sea shore
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Paradox
Symbolism
19
Metonymy and synecdoche are different because
Synecdoche uses a part of something to signify the whole
Only synecdoche uses like or as when comparing 2 things
Only metonymy uses like or as when comparing 2 things
Synecdoche replaces whole w/ a word associated w/ the whole
20
All of these are "ingredients for persuasion" (according to Aristotle) EXCEPT
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
Methamphetamine
21
All of these are oxymorons EXCEPT
Act natural
Seriously funny
Jumbo shrimp
The cat meowed
22
All of these are paradoxes (contradictory statement that holds truth) EXCEPT
Freedom is slavery.
War is peace.
Ignorance is strength.
A banana is yellow.
23
Within the Walking Dead, zombie moans are an example of
Thesis
Imagery
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
24
Personification can be found in all of these EXCEPT
The cat meowed.
The alarm clock yelled.
The lightning danced across the sky.
The plants begged for water.
25
All of these are understatements EXCEPT
Accurately describing your joy after winning the lottery
Saying that a hurricane "disrupted traffic"
Referring to an obese individual as "not too thin"
Referring to -5 degrees Fahrenheit as "a bit cold"

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