AP Terminology (Day 4)

Question 1

Euphony

Answer 1

a succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose

Question 2

Example

Answer 2

an individual instance taken to be representative of a general pattern

Question 3

Explication

Answer 3

the art of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text.

Question 4

Exposition

Answer 4

the immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot

Question 5

Generalization

Answer 5

when a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather than probable

Question 6

Genre

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Humor

Answer 7

anything that causes laughter or amusement

Question 8

Hyperbole

Answer 8

deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis

Question 9

Image

Answer 9

a word or words, either figurative or literal, used to describe a sensory experience or an object perceived by the sense

Question 10

Imagery

Answer 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

Question 11

Induction

Answer 11

the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization

Question 12

Inference

Answer 12

a conclusion one can draw from the presented detail