AP Notes Terms 71-80

Question 1

figure of speech which employs an understatement by using double negatives or positive statement expressed by negating its opposite expressions ex. “You’re not as young as you used to be.”

Answer 1

Litotes

Question 2

denotes an illusionary place that projects the notion of a perfect society to the reader

Answer 2

Utopia

Question 3

has 14 lines and is written in iambic pentameter; has 10 syllables in each line; has a specific rhyme scheme and specific turn

Answer 3

Sonnet

Question 4

character that has a complex personality; character with whom the audience can sympathize, associate, or relate to

Answer 4

Round Character

Question 5

literary device that occurs when incongruity appears between expectations and what actually happens

Answer 5

Situational Irony

Question 6

one that does not undergo inner changes or undergoes a little change; does not develop or grow ex. Sherlock Holmes and James Bond

Answer 6

Static Character

Question 7

literary genre that uses daily used language in writing and speaking; refers to writing or speaking of the public

Answer 7

Vernacular

Question 8

vernacular: use of ordinary, everyday and plain language in speaking or writing ex. corn- common plant name; dialect: related to particular region, geographical area, social class, occupational group; uses distinguished pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar

Answer 8

Vernacular v. Dialect

Question 9

figure of speech employed to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is

Answer 9

Understatement

Question 10

literary device that is a laudatory expression in a speech, or written tribute to a person deceased recently

Answer 10

Eulogy