AP Language Day 3 Notes 9-12

Question 1

The repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity: boot/beat/best/brag or compound words like fulfill, ping-pong.

Answer 1

Consonance

Question 2

The descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person’s appearance or a facet of personality.

Answer 2

Caricature

Question 3

The “quality” of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the central idea/theme or organizing principle.

Answer 3

Coherence

Question 4

A short, often witty, statement of a principle or truth about life. Benjamin Franklin was somewhat famous for these in Poor Richard’s Almanac, e.g. “The early bird gets the worm”.

Answer 4

Aphorism