ap notes 9-12

Question 1

Consonance

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Caricature

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Coherence

Answer 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.

Question 4

Aphorism

Answer 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.”