ap language notes 1-20

Question 1

A short, simple narrative of an incident, often used for humorous effect or to make a point

Answer 1

Anecdote

Question 2

writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting “reasoned” arguments; persuasive writing is the form of argumentation and is the focus of the AP language and composition program

Answer 2

Argumentation

Question 3

an extended narrative of an incident in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represents abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story; the underlining meaning may be moral, religious, political, social or satiric

Answer 3

Allegory

Question 4

explanatory notes added to the text to explain, cite, sources, or give bibliographic data. In AP language you will need to demonstrate detailed annotation on most of your readings

Answer 4

Annotation

Question 5

the presentation of two contrasting images, the ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs, “to be or not to be…”, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what can you do for your country

Answer 5

Antithesis

Question 6

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures speech and other compositional techniques. this is the core of the Ap language program

Answer 6

Rhetoric

Question 7

a word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing

Answer 7

Colloquialism

Question 8

words suggesting implied meaning because of its association in the reader’s mind. this is the opposite of “denotation”

Answer 8

Connotation

Question 9

repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity

Answer 9

Consonance

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Caricature

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Coherence

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Aphorism

Question 13

usually in poetry, but sometimes in prose: the device of calling out to imaginary, dead, or absent person, place, thing, or to a personified abstraction

Answer 13

Apostrophe

Question 14

also referred to as a dissonance… hard, awkward, or dissonance sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose; the opposite of euphony

Answer 14

Cacaphony

Question 15

1. what is thought of when a word is said; what emotion is expressed in it
2. the dictionary definition

Answer 15

1. Connotation

2. Denotation

Question 16

is a rhetorical device used for listing the details or a process of mentioning words or phrases step by step. in fact, it is a type of amplification or division in which a subject is further distributed into components or parts. writers use this to clarify and detail understanding

Answer 16

Enumeration