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Rhetorical and Literary Terms/ AP Language and Composition
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"Ambiguity" is defined as
inversion of natural or usual word orfer
vagueness of meaning
comparison that points to similarities
a wise saying based on experience
2
A traditional mode of discourse could be all of the following
EXCEPT
Ironic
Descriptive
Narrative
Expository
3
If the main idea is presented first in a sentence, it is said to be a ___.
Litany
Periodic sentence
Non sequitur
Loose sentence
4
This tool can be useful when quoting a long passage in an essay:
Epistrophe
Exegesis
Epithet
Ellipsis
5
"Alice said she couldn't eat crabs or any other crushed Asians" is an example of a/an __.
metonymy
malapropism
conceit
juxtaposition
6
True False: Dionysian refers to sensual, pleasure-seeking human impulses (vs. Apollonian)
True
False
7
Example of a bard would be
J.K. Rowling
Homer
Bart Simpson
Shakespeare
8
"True is that,I think," (or other things Yoda might say) is an example of
anastrophe
alliteration
adage
ad hominem
9
Rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of arrangement of words is:
anthropomorphism
antithesis
asyndeton
appositive
10
Having a President tweet about news in a novel set in the 1800s would be an example of
verse
analogy
verisimilitude
anachronism
11
Twain's lengthy description of Joan's qualities could be considered a(n)
ode
motif
myth
montage
12
I don't like math because it is boring and hard and complicated and useless and yucky. Example:
Polysyndeton
Syllogism
Reiteration
Sarcasm
13
A poem that laments or meditates on the passing of someone is ___.
A parable
A homily
An invective
An elegy
14
Things you should bring to the AP test include all the following
EXCEPT
a negative attitude
a watch
pens and pencils
drink and snack
15
Which is a synonym for zeugma?
Syllepsis
Syllogism
Superlative
Synecdoche
16
"You catch more flies with honey than vinegar" is an example of
a maxim
a proverb
all of the above
an adage
17
Which follows the customary order of English sentences (subject-verb-object)?
Loose Sentence
Periodic Sentence
18
Who made you the ___ of good taste? I can wear this if I want to. I don't care what you think.
Archenemy
Arbiter
Bard
Caricature
19
All of the following are types of appeal
EXCEPT
Minos
Logos
Ethos
Pathos
20
The premise or declaration of an argument is the
assonance
assertion
anecdote
annotation
21
Any discourse that is not poetry is called
realism
pulp fiction
narrative
prose
22
What word best describes hyperbole?
farce
exaggeration
harangue
lampoon
23
Second meaning can be read beneath the surface of a(n)
Allusion
Allegory
Epic
Exposition
24
Which sentence has an independent and a dependent clause?
After we eat, we'll go to Brickleys, but finish your peas.
You disgust me, but I love you nevertheless.
I feel your pain, and I want to help.
Since you asked, I will reveal my darkest secret.
25
___ is the specialized language of a certain group.
Maxim
Litany
Jargon
Lampoon
26
All of the following would be part of syntax EXCEPT
Repetition
Sentence length
Anaphora
Alliteration
27
Identify the example of chiasmus:
All's fair in love and war
Happy you are
Study is needed, but so too is fun
Play is fun, fun is play
28
A pro-choice paragraph in an essay supporting pro-life would be an example of ___.
Subordination
Persuasion
Refutation
Realism
29
The underlying theme, meaning, or message of a work is the ___.
Subsymbolism
Subtext
Suspension of disbelief
Subconscious
30
A rhetorical device that purposely de-emphasizes something for effect.
Inference
Parenthetic
Syllepsis
Understatement
31
A speech, poem, or passage that addresses a person or personified thing not present is a/an __.
Caricature
Belle-lettres
Apostrophe
Extended metaphor
32
A. P. can remind you to
Address the prompt
Avoid potholes
Alter perceptions
Act politely
33
True/ False:
Epistrophe is the opposite of anaphora.
False
True
34
All of the following might be considered archetypal imagery/motifs
EXCEPT
Journeys
Paths and roads
Great white whales
Sunrises
35
Another word for rhetorical stance is
tone
mode
mood
persona
36
"The shovel is a ground-breaking invention, but the leaf blower blew everyone away" contains
Paradoxes
Puns
Kennings
Appositives
37
Which of the following is
NOT
an oxymoron?
Deafening silence
Artificial intelligence
Jumbo Shrimp
Let's be alone together.
38
True/ False:
The connotation is the dictionary definition of a word.
False
True
39
"Beating around the bush" is another way of saying
Circumlocution
Circumnavigation
Circumstantial evidence
Circular argument
40
True or False:
Twain's writing on Joan of Arc would be considered lyrical prose.
False
True
41
Reference a literary or historic work or event to make a point would be ___.
allegory
anachronism
allusion
analogy
42
The emotional atmosphere of a literary work is its
Mood
Motif
Moral
Mode
43
"It was the best of times. It was the worst of times" is an example of
antithesis
adage
apositive
trope
44
Your opinion, mental leaning or inclination is ___.
Bias
Digression
Bombast
Exegesis
45
T or F:
In Dante's
Inferno
, Dante's first words to Virgil are an example of an invective.
False
True
46
Helen of Troy's name being associated with beauty is an example of ___.
an expose
an eponymn
an extended metaphor
an epithet
47
"Real live ghosts" is an example of
hyperbole
paradox
oxymoron
parody
48
"Grey-eyed goddess" is an example of:
epithet
epigram
eponymn
euphony
49
Repetition of a phrase or word at the start of successive lines or phrases is ___.
allegory
alliteration
anaphora
anadiplosis
50
All of the following are examples of colloquialisms
EXCEPT
Theory
Brah
It's lit
Sway
51
"Some of the biggest failures I ever had were successes" is an example of ___.
Metaphor
Paradox
Melodrama
Parallel structure
52
This word's literal meaning is "similar to the truth."
Simile
Zeugma
Syllogism
Verisimilitude
53
Which is a brief story used to illustrate an idea?
Allusion
Burlesque
Archetype
Anecdote
54
A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place:
idyll
fantasy
folklore
pastoral
55
The novel Fifty Shades of Grey might be considered
Romanticism
Superlative
Pedantic
Pulp fiction
56
Which of the following was
NOT
an actual submission by an AP test taker for an answer?
An essay on the children's book Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman
A perfectly drawn and shaded picture of a middle finger
A picture of an atomic bomb dropping on the College Board
A list of facts about pandas
57
All of the following poke fun at a subject
EXCEPT
parody
burlesque
bathos
satire
58
All of the following could be considered genres
EXCEPT
Fantasy
Fallacy
Fable
Folklore
59
This body of water catches the flow of human thoughts.
Waterfall of whimsy
River of rhythm
Stream of consciousness
Sea of subjectivity
60
Style that tries to reproduce the random flow of thought is
Stream of consciousness
Stream of conscience
Stream of confucius
Stream of consequences
61
Abbreviated synopsis of a longer work is an ____
abstract
epigram
allusion
ellipsis
62
Lecture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior is:
a eulogy
a homily
a fable
an homage
63
What is a harangue?
Another word for genre
An overstatement
A forceful lecture or tirade
A story describing rural life
64
If all the parts of an essay don't contribute to the central idea, it is said to lack ____.
Credibility
Coherence
Discourse
Digression
65
"Muse" can be described as all of the following
EXCEPT
A source of inspiration
A goddess of the arts
A nice pub in Wakefield
A great alt-rock band
66
". . . rely on his honor, honor such as his" is an example of
anachronism
analogy
anadiplosis
anaphora
67
The art of using language effectively is ___.
Entails structure, style, diction, tone, and purpose
All of the above
Can be narrative, descriptive, persuasive, informative
Called rhetoric
68
Textbooks are written in a(n) ___ fashion.
empathetic
cynical
didactic
elegiac
69
Humanist is to cynic as ____ is to ___.
Homage is to invective
Metaphysical is to abstract
Incontrovertible is to convincing
Classic is to canon
70
The phrase "We came, we played, we dominated" contains an example of which literary device?
superiority complex
ethos
assonance
aphorism
71
Raising and answering questions for rhetorical effect is called ___.
hypophora
hubris
harangue
hyperbole
72
A work of literature describing rural life of a simpler time is a ___.
Proverb
Trope
Pastoral
Mock epic
73
True/False: To be cogent is to be unconvincing and overly sentimental.
False
True
74
Pericles' "Funeral Oration" could be considered to be a/an ____.
Eulogy
Exposition
Epigram
Euphemism
75
All of the following are types of narratives
EXCEPT
___.
Ode
Myth
Fable
Parable
76
Your "arch enemy" is your
Main, chief, principal opponent
Antagonist in architectural trivia
Your opponent since primeval days
Your enemy in high places
77
"I said earlier that I didn't need a governess. Well, maybe I do" is an example of ___.
Verbal irony
Transition
Retraction
Hubris
78
What does the Latin phrase
carpe diem
mean?
"Time to pay"
"Trump's toupee"
"Go away"
"Seize the day"
79
Fictional voice a writer adopts to tell a story
Sentiment
Persona
Pseudonym
Synecdoche
80
A comparison that points out the similarities between two dissimilar things:
allegory
allusion
analogy
anastrophe
81
Which sentence has two antecedents?
The chinchilla succeeded in keeping Rachel up all night.
Rachel's chinchilla kept her up all night.
Rachel was beat since her chinchilla bit its cage all night.
Rachel was tired due to the antics of her chinchilla.
82
A traffic cop getting fined for unpaid parking tickets is an example of
metaphor
alliteration
irony
hyperbole
83
Inflated, pretentious language is
Bard
Bombast
Bathos
Cacophony
84
"We came, we saw, we conquered" is an example of:
appositive
antithesis
apostrophe
asyndeton
85
True or False:
An arbiter is the word to which a pronoun refers.
True
False
86
The spirit, trend of thought, or feeling of a given time period is the:
regionalism
verisimilitude
colloquialism
zeitgeist
87
Which is the art and science of teaching?
Metonomy
Old English
Parable
Pedagogy
88
Which is a Greek term meaning an idea that fails to logically follow from the one before?
Malaprop
Denouement
Non sequitor
Deus ex machina
89
All of the following pertain to the words of a literary piece
EXCEPT
denouement
jargon
dialect
diction
90
Homer's
Iliad
and Odyssey, as well as Oedipus Rex, are part of the ___ of Greek literature.
Catalog
Cacophony
Canon
Classicism
91
An annotation is
A critique of a text's qualities
reference to another source within a text
Brief summary or evaluation of a text
An author's first draft of a text
92
Which is the opposite of hyperbole?
Irony
Malapropism
Litote
Inference
93
All of the following are onomatopoeia
EXCEPT
sizzle
jump
buzz
pop
94
"Better to be safe than sorry" is a(n)
Assertion
Aphorism
Appeal
Lame excuse
95
". . . rely on his honor, honor such as his" is an example of
analogy
anaphora
anachronism
anadiplosis
96
Definition of anthropomorphism:
giving human characteristics to god, animal, object
interest in science
none of the above
belief in gods
97
A highly specific, tangible, particular detail is said to be ___.
concrete
emphatic
Dionysian
fallacious
98
The term
ad hominem
is most closely related to
ethos
none of the above
logos
pathos
99
Which of these works was written in Middle English?
Romeo & Juliet
Beowulf
Canterbury Tales
The Divine Comedy
100
An expository essay on
Night
is considered to be a/an ___.
Expose
Discourse
Euphony
Critique
