AP Terms 4

Question 1

Euphony

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Example

Answer 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

Question 3

Explication

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Exposition

Answer 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 dicourse

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. Sweeping generalizations occur when a writer asserts that a claim applies to all instances instead of some

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 the larger genres

Question 7

Humor

Answer 7

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

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. An image is always a concrete representation

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 details