AP Language Unit 1

Question 1

Paradox

Answer 1

seemingly contradictory statement that is true

Question 2

Parallelism

Answer 2

parallelism adds emphasis, organization, and pacing to the writing

Question 3

Anaphora

Answer 3

repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences or clauses in a row

Question 4

Chiasmus

Answer 4

when the same words are used twice in succession, but the second time, the order of the words is reversed.
(fair is foul and foul is fair)

Question 5

Antithesis

Answer 5

Two opposite ideas with parallel structure
“it was the best of times, it was the worst of times”

Question 6

Zuegma (Syllepis)

Answer 6

When a words modifies two words in different ways.

Question 7

Parody

Answer 7

exaggerated imitation of a serious work for humorous purposes.

Question 8

Polysyndeton

Answer 8

List of items separated by conjuctions. Used to slow down the pace of the writing or to add an authoritative tone.

Question 9

Pun

Answer 9

When a word that has two or more meanings is used in a humoorous way. “I was stirred by his cooking lesson”1

Question 10

Aristotle’s Rhetorical Triangle

Answer 10

The relationships between the writer, the audience, and the subject.

Question 11

Rhetorical Question

Answer 11

asked for effect rather than information.

Question 12

Romanticism

Answer 12

characterized by an idealistic, perhaps unrealistic view of people, and the world with an emphasis on nature.

Question 13

Satire

Answer 13

Crtiticle attitude toward some element of life to a humorous effect. Underlying critque; starts wigth humor, gets serious

Question 14

Balanced Sentence

Answer 14

Parallellism

Question 15

Compound Sentence

Answer 15

two independent clauses, no dependent clauses

Question 16

Complex Sentence

Answer 16

contains only one independent clause and AT LEAST one dependent clause

Question 17

Cumulative Sentence

Answer 17

loose sentence; independent clause, adds subordinate elements

Question 18

Periodic Sentence

Answer 18

when the main idea isnt completed until the end of the sentence.

Question 19

Simple Sentence

Answer 19

contains only one independent clause

Question 20

Declarative Sentence

Answer 20

states an idea.

Question 21

Imperative Sentence

Answer 21

Issues a command.

Question 22

Interrogative Sentence

Answer 22

Sentences incorporating interrogative pronouns (what, which, who, whom, and whose).

Question 23

Style

Answer 23

choices in diction, tone, and syntax. conscious or unconscious

Question 24

Symbol

Answer 24

anything that represents or stands for something else.

Question 25

Syntax/Sentence Variety

Answer 25

Length of sentences. Syntax is the grouping of words, while diction refers to the selection of individual words.

Question 26

Tone

Answer 26

diction, figurative language, organization

Question 27

Litotes

Answer 27

understatement; denies the opposition word
“didn’t do your car any good,” or “not at all disagreeable”

Question 28

Says

Answer 28

what does the text say? rewrite in your own words, focus on concept

Question 29

Does

Answer 29

What is the action of the rhetorical strategy and/or sentence structure? What does it do?

Question 30

Because

Answer 30

Why is this understanding important? How does this support my thesis?

Question 31

Thesis

Answer 31

loneliness and emotional longing as fundamental aspects of the immigrant experience, illustrating how characters’ unspoken desires and emotional isolation stem from both personal relationships and cultural dislocation

Question 32

Setting

Answer 32

Lahiri uses setting not just as a backdrop, but as a way to reflect and enhance the emotional and psychological landscapes of the characters. This is done through cultural displacement, and isolation in spaces.