AP Notes 1-20

Question 1

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 a 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, settings, represented abstract qualities in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story; the underlying meaning may be moral, religious, political, social, or satiric

Answer 3

ALLEGORY

Question 4

explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources or given bibliographic data. In AP Language you will need to demonstrate detailed annotation on most 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, ask what you can do for your country”

Answer 5

ANTITHESIS

Question 6

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. This is the CORE of the AP Language Program

Answer 6

RHETORIC