AP Vocab #4

Question 1

chiasmus

Answer 1

..two or more clauses balanced against each-other by the reversal of their structures to produce an artistic effect

[i.e. Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you.]

Question 2

epithet

Answer 2

..descriptive literary device that makes certain characteristics more prominent than they are

[i.e. Death lies on her like an untimely frost]

Question 3

complex sentence

Answer 3

..sentence containing (a) subordinate clause(s)

[i.e. AAAWWUUBBIS]

Question 4

compound sentence

Answer 4

..a sentence with more than one subject or predicate

[i.e. FANBOYS]

Question 5

connotation

Answer 5

..meaning that’s implied by a word apart from what it describes explicitly

[i.e. ‘Wall Street’ is literally a street on Manhattan but is used to describe ‘wealth’ and ‘power’] &laquo_space;basically what “Wall Street

Question 6

denotation

Answer 6

..literal/dictionary meanings of a word in contrast to its associated meanings.

[i.e. the actual meaning of

Question 7

dependent clause

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Question 8

ellipsis

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Question 9

euphemism

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Question 10

hyperbole

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Question 11

inductive

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Question 12

juxtaposition

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Question 13

ethos

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Question 14

logos

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Question 15

pathos

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Question 16

conceit

Answer 16

..two vastly different objects are linked together with the help of similes or metaphors

[i.e. childbirth is like driving a nail through your foot]

Question 17

metaphor

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Question 18

parallelism

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Question 19

understatement

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Question 20

alliteration

Answer 20

..a number of words with the same first consonant sound occur close together in a series

[i.e. but a better butter makes a batter better]