Ap Terms Day 2

Question 1

Argumentation

Answer 1

Writing that attempts to prove a the validity of a point of view.

Question 2

Cacophony

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Caricuture

Answer 3

descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person appearence

Question 4

Collqualism

Answer 4

a word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but is inappropriate in formal writing

Question 5

Coherence

Answer 5

unity quality of a piece of writing in which all parts contribute to the development of the central idea and theme

Question 6

Concrete Language

Answer 6

Language that describes specific things

Question 7

Connotation

Answer 7

implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reader’s mind

Question 8

Consonance

Answer 8

repetition of identical constant sounds within two or more words in close proximity

Question 9

Conundrum

Answer 9

A riddle whose answer is or involves a pun

Question 10

Deduction

Answer 10

literal meaning of a word as defined

Question 11

Despriction

Answer 11

The picturing in words of something or someone through detailed observation of color motion, sound, taste, smell, and touch; One of four modes of discourse