AP Running Notes 1-10

Question 1

A 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 this and is the focus of the AP Language and Comp. Program.

Answer 2

Argumentation

Question 3

An EXTENDED narrative of an incident in PROSE or VERSE in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story; the underlying meaning could be moral, religious, political, social, or satiric.

Answer 3

Allegory

Question 4

Explanatory notes added to the text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data. (Must show detailed annotation in most of your readings).

Answer 4

Annotation

Question 5

The presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs. Ex- “To be or not to be” or “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. (CORE OF AP PROGRAM)

Answer 6

Rhetoric

Question 7

A word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing (y’all, ain’t, can’t, something’).

Answer 7

Colloquialism

Question 8

Words suggesting implied meaning because of its association in a reader’s mind. Opposite of denotation.

Answer 8

Connotation

Question 9

Repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity: boot/beat/best/brag, or even compound words, e.g. fulfill or Ping-Pong.

Answer 9

Consonance

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Caricature