Glossary Exercise #4

A brief recounting of a relevant episode. _________ are often inserted into fictional or non-fictional texts as a way of developing a point or injecting humor. 

• Anecdote

• Antecedent

• Allegory

• Adage

The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. The AP language exam occasionally asks for the _________ of a given pronoun in a long, complex sentence or in a group of sentences. “If I  could command the wealth of all the world by lifting my finger, I would not pay such a price for it.” An AP  question might read: "What is the _______ for "it"?

• Synonym

• Syntax

• Antecedent

• Adage

A term used to describe fiction, nonfiction or poetry that teaches a specific lesson or moral or  provides a model of correct behavior or thinking. 

• Ellipsis

• Euphemism

• Aphorism

• Didactic

A folk saying with a lesson. “A rolling stone gathers no moss.”  

Similar to __________ and colloquialism

• Adage

• Allegory

• Aphorism

• Irony

A story, fictional or non-fictional, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities or concepts. The interaction of these characters, things, and events is meant to reveal an abstraction or a truth. Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is an ________.

• Aphorism

• Allusion

• Adage

• Allegory

A terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle. An ________ can be a memorable summation of the author's point. Ben Franklin wrote many of these in Poor  Richard's Almanac, such as “God helps them that help themselves,” and “A watched pot never boils.” 

• Adage

• Allegory

• Antecedent

• Aphorism

The deliberate omission of a word or phrase from prose done for effect by the author. “The whole  day, rain, torrents of rain.” The term _______ is related to ______, which is the three periods used to show  omitted text in a quotation

• Euphemism

• Imagery

• Ellipsis

• Diction

A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts.  Sometimes they are used for political correctness. “Physically challenged,” in place of “crippled.” Sometimes a _______ is used to exaggerate correctness to add humor. “Vertically challenged” in place  of “short.”

• Synonym

• Ellipsis

• Euphemism

• Aphorism

The major category into which a literary work fits. The basic divisions of literature are prose,  poetry, and drama. However, ______ can be subdivided as well (poetry can be classified into lyric, dramatic,  narrative, etc.). The AP Language exam deals primarily with the following ______: autobiography,  biography, diaries, criticism, essays, and journalistic, political, scientific, and nature writing.  

• Genre

• Type

• Style

• Topic

Word or words that create a picture in the reader's mind. Usually this involves the five senses.  Authors often use ______ in conjunction with metaphors, similes, or figures of speech

• Imagine

• Invective

• Irony

• Imagery