Words 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, potential, social, or satiric.

Question 4

Annotation

Answer 4

Explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographic data.

Question 5

Antithesis

Answer 5

the presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs. “To be or not to be…”, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”

Question 6

Rhetoric

Answer 6

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figured of speech and other compositional techniques.

Question 7

Colloquialism

Answer 7

a word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation ad 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. Opposite of denotation

Question 9

Consonance

Answer 9

repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity. boat/beat/best/brag or even compound words fulfil/pingpong

Question 10

Caricature

Answer 10

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