AP Terms 3

Question 1

Emotional Appeal; Pathos

Answer 1

when a writer appeals to readers’ emotions

Question 2

Epigraph

Answer 2

the use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme

Question 3

Ethical Appeal;Ethos

Answer 3

when a writer tries to persuade the audience to respect and believe him or her based on a presentation of image of self through the text

Question 4

Euphemism

Answer 4

a more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable

Question 5

Euphony

Answer 5

a succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose

Question 6

Example

Answer 6

an individual instance taken to be representative of a general pattern

Question 7

Explication

Answer 7

the art of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text

Question 8

Exposition

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Generalization

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Genre

Answer 10

a type of literary work