AP Lang Set 2

Question 1

parenthesis

Answer 1

stylistic device– a qualifying or explanatory sentence, clause, word that writers insert into a paragraph or passage

Question 2

irony

Answer 2

figure of speech– a difference btw appearance and reality

“Go ask his name: if he be married.
My grave is like to be my wedding bed.”

Question 3

paradox

Answer 3

statement that appears to be self contradictory or silly but includes a latent truth

“I must be cruel to be kind.”

Question 4

periodic sentence

Answer 4

has main clause or predicate at the end– used for emphasis & can be persuasive

In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued.

Question 5

conceit

Answer 5

figure of speech– 2 vastly different objects are likened together w/ the help of similes/metaphors

Question 6

didactic

Answer 6

overload of facts– marked by the omission of graceful/pleasing details

Question 7

apposition

Answer 7

grammatical construction