AP Terminology (Day 4)

Question 1

A succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose; the opposite of cacophony

Answer 1

Euphony

Question 2

An individual instance taken to be representative of a general pattern. Arguing by example is considered reliable if examples are demonstrable true or factual as well as relevant.

Answer 2

Example

Question 3

The art of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text. Usually involves close reading and special attention to figurative language.

Answer 3

Explication

Question 4

The immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot; also, explanation; one of the four modes of discourse

Answer 4

Exposition

Question 5

When a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather than probable. Sweeping generalizations occur when a writer asserts that a claim applies to all instances instead of some.

Answer 5

Generalization

Question 6

A type of literary work, such as a novel or poem; there are also sub-genres, such as science fiction or sonnet, within the larger genres

Answer 6

Genre

Question 7

Anything that causes laughter or amusement; up until the end of the Renaissance, humor meant a person’s temperament

Answer 7

Humor

Question 8

Deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis (Example: He was so hungry he could have eaten a horse.)

Answer 8

Hyperbole

Question 9

A word or words; either figurative or literal, used to describe a sensory experience or an object perceived by the sense. An image is always a concrete representation.

Answer 9

Image

Question 10

Words or phrases that use a collection of images to appeal to one or more of the five senses in order to create a mental picture

Answer 10

Imagery

Question 11

The process that moves form a given series of specifics to a generalizations

Answer 11

Induction

Question 12

A conclusion one can draw from the presented details.

Answer 12

Inference