AP Terms 1

Question 1

Abstract

Answer 1

refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images and qualifies rather than observable or specific things, places, or people

Question 2

Allegory

Answer 2

an extended narrative 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

Question 3

Anecdote

Answer 3

a short, simple narrative of an incident; often used for humorous effect or to make a point

Question 4

Annotation

Answer 4

Explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data

Question 5

Antithesis

Answer 5

the presentation of 2 contrasting images

Question 6

Aphorism

Answer 6

a short, often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life

Question 7

Apostrophe

Answer 7

usually in poetry but sometimes in prose; the device of calling out to an imaginary,dead, or absent person or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction

Question 8

Argumentation

Answer 8

writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments

Question 9

Cacophony;Dissonance

Answer 9

harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or ppose

Question 10

Caricature

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Colloquialism

Answer 11

a word or phrase used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing

Question 12

Coherence;Unity

Answer 12

quality of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the central idea, theme, or organizing principle