AP Vocab 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

Expostion

Answer 4

the immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot; 1 of 4 modes of discourse

Question 5

Generalization

Answer 5

when a writer bases a claim on an isolated example or assets that a claim upon an isolated example or assets 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 the larger genres

Question 7

Humor

Answer 7

anything that causes laughter or amusement up until the Renaissance, humor meant a persons temperament

Question 8

Hyperbole

Answer 8

deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis (could’ve eaten a horse)

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 5 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