AP Running notes (72-75)

Question 1

utopia

Answer 1

An illusionary place that projects the notion of a perfect society. The citizens presiding in such utopias are bearers of a perfect moral code, or at least every violator of the code is harshly punished.

Question 2

sonnet

Answer 2

A small or little song or lyric. In poetry, a sonnet has 14 lines and is written in iambic pentameter. Each line has 10 syllables. It has a specific rhyme scheme.

Question 3

situational irony

Answer 3

It occurs when incongruity appears between expectations for something to happen, and what actually happens instead. The final outcome is different from what the audience is expecting.