AP Vocabulary Test 7 Review

word or phrase that links different ideas; effectively signals a shift from one idea to another

the sentence that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or position

the central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life

intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights

"I walked into the meeting and saw the suits sitting staring at me." Using suits to refer to the businessmen is a(n)

If diction deals with individual words, ___ deals with groups of words.

If a writer chooses to use long, compound and complex sentences, this refers to his ___.

If you read a speech that makes several jokes and attempts to lighten the mood of the audience, the tone would be __.

the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences

You have to be willing to suffer through hard times if you truly want to make a change. This is an example of __.

College is worth the expense due to the social skills learned and the increased job opportunities that will be available

Transitions should appear

transitions you should try to avoid using in your essays

This is more likely to be directly stated in nonfiction writing. (deals with central idea)

This is easier to determine in spoken language than in written language.

I have 3 tests to study for, a project to complete, and work until 11. My night shouldn't be too bad.

This is the opposite of hyperbole.

She gave a speech about how we would do on the AP exam if we paid attention in class versus if we played on our phones.

Hearing them talk of the girl's broken leg made my own leg ache with discomfort.

“His eyes met hers as she sat there in the vast ocean of anxious faces.” Using faces to mean people is a

describes the author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both

This refers to the individual words instead of the group of words

presents something as less significant than it is

“What light from yonder window breaks?” Shakespeare writes in iambic pentameter and puts verbs at the end of sentences.

a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole

Placing things side by side for the purpose of comparison; used to make a point

playful, serious, sarcastic, formal, informal, somber, and ornate are all example of __ words.

when one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another

Your essays will be judged by how accurately and effectively you prove your ___.

Choosing "glided down the hall" instead of "walked down the hall" deals with an author's ___.