ap notes 5-8

Question 1

Antithesis

Answer 1

the presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs. “To be or not to be…”.

Question 2

Rhetoric

Answer 2

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other com positional techniques.

Question 3

Collquialism

Answer 3

a word or phrase used in every day conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing (ya’ll, ain’t, can’t)

Question 4

Connotation

Answer 4

words suggesting implied meaning because of its association in a reader’s mind. This is the opposite of denotation.