AP English Words #3

Question 1

Graphic, exact, and accurate presentation of the characteristics of a person, place, or thing

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Descriptive Detail

Question 2

A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of prose or poetry

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Exegesis

Question 3

The portion of discourse that wanders or departs from the main subject or topic

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Digression

Question 4

Reasoning by which specific conclusions and theorems are drawn from general principles

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Deductive Reasoning

Question 5

A concise but ingenious, witty and thoughtful statement

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Epigram

Question 6

A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character

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Dramatic Irony

Question 7

The resolution that occurs at the end of a narrative or drama, real or imagined

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Dénouement

Question 8

The choice of words in oral and written discourse

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Diction

Question 9

A series of comparisons between two unlike objects

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Extended Metaphor

Question 10

In literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem

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Deus Ex Machina

Question 11

Three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation

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Ellipsis

Question 12

And adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing

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Epithet

Question 13

The dictionary definition of a word

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Denotation

Question 14

Having an instructive purpose; intending to convey information or teach a lesson

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Didactic

Question 15

A factual piece of writing that reveals weakness, faults, frailties, or other shortcomings

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Exposé

Question 16

As distinguished from Apollonian, the word refers to sensual pleasure seeking impulses

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Dionysian

Question 17

A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero

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Epic

Question 18

The interpretation or analysis of a text

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Explication

Question 19

A feeling of association or identification with an object or person

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Empathy

Question 20

A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term

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Euphemism

Question 21

A poem selection that laments on the passing or death of someone or something of value

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Elegy

Question 22

Background information that leads to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of an essay

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Exposition

Question 23

A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words

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Elliptical Construction

Question 24

Pleasing, harmonious sounds

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Euphony

Question 25

A term for the title character of a work of literature

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Eponymous

AP English Words #3

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AP English Words #3

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