AP Terms A-E Test

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  1. 6. a way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or of the inhabitants of a certain geographical area.
  2. 7. an elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different. Often an extended metaphor.
  3. 10. form of fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.
  4. 12. CHARACTER has more dimensions to their personalities---they are complex, just a real people are.
  5. 13. Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer’s point more coherent.
  6. 15. the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
  7. 16. Central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes. may lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples.
  8. 17. the associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase, in addition to its strict dictionary definition.
  9. 19. a word or phrase in everyday use in conversation and informal writing but is inappropriate for formal situations. Example: “He’s out of his head if he thinks I’m gonna go for such a stupid idea.
  10. 21. a long narrative poem, written in heightened language , which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society.
  11. 23. Commas used without conjunction to separate a series of words, thus emphasizing the parts equally: instead of X, Y, and Z... the writer uses X,Y,Z....
  12. 24. CONFLICT a conflict can be internal, involving opposing forces within a person’s mind.
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  1. 1. POETRY a twentieth century term used to describe poetry that uses intimate material from the poet’s life.
  2. 2. CHARACTER is one who does not change much in the course of a story.
  3. 3. CHARACTER is one who changes in some important way as a result of the story’s action.
  4. 4. a speaker or writer’s choice of words.
  5. 5. a quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme.
  6. 8. CHARACTER has only one or two personality traits. They are one dimensional, like a piece of cardboard. They can be summed up in one phrase.
  7. 9. CONFLICT conflicts can exist between two people, between a person and nature or a machine or between a person a whole society.
  8. 11. attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object (Personification)
  9. 14. deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting,meanings in a work. An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way
  10. 15. is a word or phrase, often a figure of speech, that has become lifeless because of overuse.
  11. 18. reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature,religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture.
  12. 20. Opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story.
  13. 22. story or poem in which characters,etc.stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities.