AP English Language and Composition Terms

What does 'Juxtaposition' involve?

• The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant.

• The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity.

• Placing two words, phrases, images, or ideas close together or side by side for comparison or contrast.

• A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox.

What is 'Litotes'?

• A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words.

• A figure of thought in which a point is affirmed by negating its opposite.

• A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense.

• A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units.

Which of the following is an example of 'Metonymy'?

• The White House declared a new policy.

• It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

• Shut the door!

• Joe eats too quickly.

What is an 'Oxymoron'?

• A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words.

• A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox.

• The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity.

• A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense.

A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.

• cliché

• dogma

• concrete

• deductive

Greek for "hostile"; an argument that tries to establish the superiority of ones opinion over all others.

• Logos

• refutation

• rhetoric

• polemic

Caricature

• a satiric portrait or representation (satiric- humorous yet witty)

• to intimidate; to discourage

• shallow; on the surface only

• to support; to prop up

refute

• To ignore the validity of a statement.

• To accept a claim without evidence.

• To confirm something is true or correct.

• To prove something is false or incorrect.

What does "Antecedent" mean?

• The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun

• The literal, explicit meaning of a word

• Language or dialect of a particular country

• Language or dialect of a regional clan or group

Pessimism

• hasty, not thorough

• someone who hoards money; greedy person

• gloominess; negativity

• to confirm