AP LANG

Question 1

Allusion

Answer 1

Reference to another text, event, or figure. Ex: ‘He met his Waterloo.’

Question 2

Anaphora

Answer 2

Repetition at the beginning of clauses. Ex: ‘We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds…’

Question 3

Apostrophe

Answer 3

A rhetorical term for breaking off discourse to address some absent person or thing. Ex: ‘O Death, where is thy sting?’

Question 4

Asyndeton

Answer 4

Leaving out conjunctions. Ex: ‘I came, I saw, I conquered.’

Question 5

Context

Answer 5

The surrounding situation that shapes meaning.

Question 6

Exigence

Answer 6

The urgent problem or need that prompts writing/speaking.

Question 7

Explicit

Answer 7

Clearly stated.

Question 8

Implicit

Answer 8

Implied, not directly stated.

Question 9

Juxtaposition

Answer 9

Placing two things side by side for contrast/effect.

Question 10

Paradox

Answer 10

A statement that seems contradictory but has truth. Ex: ‘Less is more.’

Question 11

Parallelism - balanced

Answer 11

Matching grammatical structures. Ex: ‘She likes running, swimming, and biking.’

Question 12

Pedantic

Answer 12

Overly academic or showy with detail/knowledge. (Wordy)

Question 13

Periodic sentence

Answer 13

Main idea comes at the end. Ex: ‘Despite the rain and traffic, I arrived on time.’

Question 14

Polysyndeton

Answer 14

Using many conjunctions. Ex: ‘He ran and jumped and laughed and cried.’

Question 15

Purpose

Answer 15

The writer’s goal or intended effect.

Question 16

Rhetorical situation

Answer 16

Interaction of speaker, audience, context, and purpose.

Question 17

Shift

Answer 17

A noticeable change in tone, style, or focus.

Question 18

Symbolism

Answer 18

Using an object to represent an abstract idea.

Question 19

Syntax

Answer 19

Sentence structure/word order.

Question 20

Tone

Answer 20

The writer’s attitude toward the subject.