AP English words/definition

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English

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11th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

W.11-12.2D, RL.2.4, L.4.5

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Is a common figure of speech that makes a comparison by directly relating one thing to another unrelated thing

Parallelism

Asyndeton

Metaphor

Paradox

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A device used to force the reader to consider a statement or idea more deeply or critically then at face value

Asyndeton

Analogy

Litotes

Paradox

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The commission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence

Asyndeton

Analogy

Allegory

Didactic

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive

Parallelism

Didactic

Euphemism

Chiasmus

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

polite, mild phrases which substitute unpleasant ways of saying something sad or uncomfortable

Euphemism

Denotation

Oxymoron

Connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A thing or event that existed before or logically procedes another

Euphemism

Chiasmus

Parallelism

Antecedent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Is a very short story that is significant to the topic at hand; usually adding personal knowledge or experience to the topic

Didactic

Anecdote

Paradox

Allegory

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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