AP Exam Vocab 2

Question 1

Allegory

Answer 1

The device of using character and/or story elements symbollically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.

Question 2

Anecdote

Answer 2

A short, narrative account of an amusing, unusual, revealing, or interesting event.

Question 3

Analogy

Answer 3

A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.

Question 4

Antecedent

Answer 4

The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.

Question 5

Conceit

Answer 5

A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or a surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.

Question 6

Clause

Answer 6

A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.

Question 7

Didactic

Answer 7

Literally means “instructive”. Works to have the primary aim of teaching or instructing.

Question 8

Euphemism

Answer 8

Greek for “good speech”. A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts.

Question 9

Extended Metaphor

Answer 9

A metaphor developed at great length, occuring frequently in or throughout a work.

Question 10

Genre

Answer 10

The major category into which a literary work fits.

Question 11

Juxtaposition

Answer 11

Placing dissimilar ites, descriptions, or ideas close together, especially for comparison or contrast.

Question 12

Paradox

Answer 12

A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed in common sense, but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.

Question 13

Pedantic

Answer 13

An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.

Question 14

Subordinate Clause

Answer 14

A clause that cannot stand on its own.

Question 15

Syllogism

Answer 15

Greek for “reckoning together”. A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.