APN 1-10

Question 1

Anecdote

Answer 1

a short simple narrative of an incident, often used for humorous effect or to make a point.

Question 2

Argumentation

Answer 2

writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting “reasoned” arguments; persuasive writing is a form of argumentation and is the focus of the AP language and composition program.

Question 3

Allegory

Answer 3

an extended narrative of an incident in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story; the underlying meaning may be moral, religious, political, social or satiric.

Question 4

Annotation

Answer 4

Explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographic data. In AP Language you will need to demonstrate DETAILED annotation on most of your readings.

Question 5

Antithesis

Answer 5

the presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs

Question 6

Rhetoric

Answer 6

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. This is the CORE of the AP Language Program.

Question 7

Colloquialism

Answer 7

a word or phrase (including slang) used I everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing (y’all, ain’t, can’t, somethin’)

Question 8

Connotation

Answer 8

words suggesting implied meaning because of its association in a reader’s mind. This is the opposite of “denotation

Question 9

Consonance

Answer 9

repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity: boot/beat/best/brag, or even compound words, fulfill, ping-pong.
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Question 10

Caricature

Answer 10

descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person’s appearance or a facet of personality.