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AP Lang: Terms Review (Semester 2)
AP Lang: Terms Review (Semester 2)
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Use in late April/early May to prepare for the test and AP exam.
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Reasoning
is
an ability to write clever/funny things
expressing a thought by denying its opposite
forming conclusions based on facts and logic
writing the random thoughts of a character
2
Which is a brief saying that teaches moral, given in pointed words?
epigraph
aphorism
dialect
invective
3
What is an antecedent?
soothing, pleasant sounds
the noun to which a later pronoun refers
insults; abusive language
mimicking someone else's work or style in a humorous way
4
The substitution of a more agreeable expression for one that may offend
analogy
aphorism
euphemism
apostrophe
5
What is cacophony?
harsh, discordant sounds
a statement with two or more meanings
soothing, pleasant sounds
a tone relating to elegy or mourning, expressing sorrow
6
Verbal irony
is
stating the opposite of what is said or meant (sarcasm)
the use of a series of conjunctions (and, or, so, but)
when what happens is the opposite of what is expected
repetition of sentences using the same grammatical structure
7
R
efute
means to
use soothing pleasant sounds
to discredit an argument, particularly a counterargument
distinctive quality that displays the writer’s personality
when a section of text undergoes a change of tone or idea
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A story with two levels of meaning, one literal and one symbolic
claim
epistrophe
generalizatin
allegory
9
A quotation set at the beginning of a literary work or its chapters to suggest its theme
epigraph
connotation
synesthesia
generalization
10
Mimicking someone else's work or style in a humorous or satirical way
pun
semantics
parody
connotation
11
A statement or idea that seems contradictory, but is actually true
paradox
allegory
shift
satire
12
Ending a series of lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences with the same word(s)
syntax
epistrophe
anaphora
vernacular
13
What is bias?
prejudice or predisposition toward one side of an issue
instructional tone
informal or conversational use of language
an argument against an idea
14
What is denotation?
the substitution of a more agreeable expression
a combination of two or more words to make a new word
the literal meaning of a word
a person's own personal langauge
15
A rhetorical device that mixes elements of the senses
synesthesia
stream of consciousness
wit
idiolect
16
Which word means the characteristic language of a particular group, often slang or informal?
stream of consciousness
satire
vernacular
voice
17
Which is an assertion that something is true of all members of a certain class?
understatement
irony
semantics
a generalization
18
What is a short narrative (story) of an amusing or interesting incident?
anecdote
polemic
ellipsis
claim
19
Expressing a thought by downplaying its importance or denying its opposite
analogy
satire
shift
understatement
20
When the audience is aware of something that the characters are unaware of
pun
understatement
dramatic irony
reasoning
21
A tone relating to mourning; expressing sorrow for that which is in the past or has been lost
irony
elegiac
polemic
wit
22
What is voice?
a brief saying embodying a moral/lesson
the use of words whose sound reinforces their meaning
a display of the writer's personality
to discredit an argument
23
An instructional tone
invective
didactic
concrete
elegiac
24
The deliberate use of a series of conjunctions
polysyndeton
onomatopoeia
parallelism
asyndeton
25
Which one is a portmanteau?
"ginormous"
"dope"
"clutch"
"sky scraper"
26
Which is an extended comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things or ideas?
elegiac
analogy
euphemism
apostrophe
27
The opposite of abstract; can be perceived through the senses
ellipsis
concrete
invective
paradox
28
Normal word order is reversed or rearranged; same as inversion
portmanteau
pun
onomatopoeia
anastrophe
29
Satire
is
ending a series of clauses, or sentences w/the same word(s)
the omission of one or more words in a quote
a composition ridiculing human vice or folly
the grammatical arrangement of words in a sentence
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A guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty and taste; artistic sensibility
aesthetic
ambiguity
bias
aphorism
