AP Words You Should Already Know

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11th Grade
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Rebecca Nix
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sequential repetition of similar sounds
alliteration
allusion
annotation
description
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An indirect reference to something with which the reader is supposed to be familiar
alliteration
allusion
annotation
description
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CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Explanatory notes added to a text to explain, clarify, or prompt further thought.
alliteration
allusion
annotation
description
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
The picturing in words of something or someone through detailed observation of color, motion, sound, taste, smell, and touch; one of the four modes of discourse.
alliteration
allusion
annotation
description
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CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
exposition
The immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot; also, explanation; one of the four modes of discourse.
A sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit, developed throughout a piece of writing.
The opposite of "literal language"; writing that is not meant to be taken literally
Expressions, such as similes, metaphors, and personification, that make imaginative, rather than literal, comparisons or associations
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
extended metaphor
The immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot; also, explanation; one of the four modes of discourse.
A sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit, developed throughout a piece of writing.
The opposite of "literal language"; writing that is not meant to be taken literally
Expressions, such as similes, metaphors, and personification, that make imaginative, rather than literal, comparisons or associations
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
figurative language
The immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot; also, explanation; one of the four modes of discourse.
A sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit, developed throughout a piece of writing.
The opposite of "literal language"; writing that is not meant to be taken literally
Expressions, such as similes, metaphors, and personification, that make imaginative, rather than literal, comparisons or associations
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
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