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AP LANG AND COMP REVIEW PTISD
AP LANG AND COMP REVIEW PTISD
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A quiz to help students review for the AP English Language and Composition Exam
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WORD MEANING: biased
straight lines
possessing a prior opinion
past tense of bias
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What is rhetoric?
the speaker
a triangle
rheTORic?
writing effectively & persuasively to create an appeal
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WORD MEANING: sobering
slobbering
waking up in the morning
bringing back to reality
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Define satire.
A work that targets human follies for reform. Often funny.
cartoons
Language that is used as a substitute for a harsher reality.
being mean and rude
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TRUE OR FALSE: Arguments consider multiple points of view.
TRUE
FALSE
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Juxtaposing ideas involves...
It just means figurative language
Placing ideas closely in a sentence or text to contrast them
Modeling--I'm just-a-posing here...
I don't know?
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WORD MEANING: witty
clever
energetic
whiny
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WORD MEANING: pragmatic
a young "hag"
a building in the Czech republic
realistic
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Diction means... (nouns, verbs, pronouns, descriptive words, etc.)
Sentence structure
using elephantine words
TAG
Word choice
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Types of environments DO NOT include--
political
social
historical
classroom
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Define allusion!
A direct or indirect reference to something which is common
Preaching
Now you see it, now you don't.
Multiple meanings to a word.
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Footnotes provide
title
subject information
author
time period information
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WORD MEANING: capricious
impulsive
Ka-prish-us
thoughtful
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What do you have to watch out for in pre-20th text?
What is that?
longer and more complex sentence structures
sublime (lofty) ideas
archaic language
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Q1 USUALLY requires you to...
Highlight rhetorical devices used by author.
Write an effective argument using sources
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What is an antecedent?
ante- means before
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
another word for grammar
The literal meaning of a word.
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BONUS: What is the best definition of antithesis?
"Ask not what your country can do for you..."
rebelling by not writing a thesis
The opposition or contrast of ideas within a sentence
Statement that appears to be self-contradictory.
No
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WORD MEANING: condescending
reality check
serious
superior attitude
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What is the tone of a work?
the message
The attitude the speaker takes toward the work or a subject
Feelings. It's all about feelings.
The intended purpose behind a work
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WORD MEANING: didactic
to convey instruction; to teach
almost like a triad
emotional
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WORD MEANING: equivocal
uncertain meaning
the same
crystal clear
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BONUS: Which is an example of asyndeton?
The air was thick, warm, heavy, sluggish.
The air was thick and warm and heavy and sluggish.
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WORD MEANING: laudatory
to praise
the day I do my laundry
Good Lawd.
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WORD MEANING: melancholic
depressed
inclusive pronouns
rainy
opposite of what it expected
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TYPES OF TEXT: spoken to an audience at a specific OCCASION
speech
essay
letter
literary nonfiction
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Why is it important to consider the PERSONA an author might use in his/her writing?
Point of view, Biases, Tone...Lenses
Sauna? Does that mean it is time to relax?
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WORD MEANING: ambivalent
daunting
having mixed feelings
cheeky
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What is ambiguity?
Device of using a character or story element symbolically.
a confused person
The multiple meanings of a word or sentence or phrase.
manipulating a situation
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WORD MEANING: strident
demanding attention
chewing gum
confident
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TYPES OF TEXT: Reads like a story...look for 1st person
literary nonfiction
scientific
philosophical
speech
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$ stands for
environment
money, jobs, economy
pay day
technology
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Q3 USUALLY requires you to read a quote and...
create an argument, supporting with evidence
use sources to write an argument
To analyze the rhetorical devices an author uses in a work.
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WORD MEANING: acerbic
bitingly critical
opposite of a base
ancestor of the Arabic language
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What does the connotation of a word mean?
How old it is.
Conno-what?
The dictionary definition of a word.
The shades of meaning or nuances associated with a word.
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Arguments MUST establish a CLEAR assertion.
TRUE
False
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Hyperbole is...
the strict and literal definition of a word
A metaphor; an exaggeration
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WORD MEANING: satirical
harmful
sitting down because you are tired
poking fun at human folly
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WORD MEANING: unequivocal
crystal clear
strong
uncertain meaning
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WORD MEANING: cynical
contemptuous distrust of human nature; scornful
old and mean
humorous and dark ;secretive
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WORD MEANING: optimistic
studying to become an optometrist
maximizing
positive outlook; opposite of pessimistic
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WORD MEANING: behoove
Wait. That's DE-hoove.
to trim the hooves of a horse
to benefit as in advice
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WORD MEANING: enigmatic
mysterious; ambiguous
energetic
faulty
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$SEEIT stands for
economy safety ethics enviro. international impact tech time
ethos pathos logos kairos
personal examples historical examples literary examples
speaker audience message purpose
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Pathos is . . .
the rhetor expressing his emotion
An appeal to the audience's emotions
An appeal to logic
establishing credibility
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FOREST QUESTIONS USUALLY APPEAR AT THE BEGINNING AND END AND...
require you to address the footnotes
ask about the big idea, overall message, or overall purpose
appear in the middle
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What is an analogy?
comparison between two different things.
the opposition of ideas.
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What is the best definition of parallelism?
"We came, we saw, we conquered."
Structuring of words/sentences to give similarity in effect.
A telling of a story in a series of events.
-ing, -ing, -ed
two lines that never converge
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S- stands for
safety and health
Silly question. Tests are for kids.
stop
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The 5th degree of the audience means that...
most audience totals have multiples of 5
the rhetor appeals to specific audience members; people who
they are in another dimension
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Effective types of analysis include
cause - effects
explaining the effects upon the audience
relating to the message
relating to real world
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What is ethos?
Appeal to emotion
Establishing credibility or appealing to values
using facts and reasons to establish logic
