AP Literary Terms Quiz #1

A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. It can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar.

• Ambiguity
• Analogy
• Anecdote
• Antecedent

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants in two or more neighboring words.

• Allegory
• Allusion
• Alliteration
• Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

A figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but reverse the order of the words.

• Chiasmus
• Claim
• Colloquialism
• Coherence

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible. Words, phrases, clauses within the sentence; and sentences, paragraphs, and chapters in larger pieces of writing are the unit make a progressive and logical arrangement.

• Claim
• Clause
• Colloquialism
• Coherence

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CCSS.W.11-12.2

CCSS.W.11-12.2A

CCSS.W.11-12.2C

CCSS.W.11-12.4

A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle.

• Allegory
• Analogy
• Aphorism
• Apostrophe

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author’s choice of objects that are described.

• Allusion
• Anacronism
• Antithesis
• Atmosphere

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. This can be more emphatic than if a final conjunction were used.

• Ambiguity
• Asyndeton
• Chiasmus
• Colloquialism

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CCSS.L.11-12.3

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. An independent, or main, ________ expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent, or subordinate _________ cannot stand alone as a sentence and must be accompanied by an independent _______.

• Antecedent
• Antithesis
• Claim
• Clause

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. They can be historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical.

• Allegory
• Allusion
• Anachronism
• Anecdote

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event. The term most frequently refers to an incident in the life of a person.

• Anecdote
• Aphorism
• Claim
• Clause

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CCSS.W.11-12.3

CCSS.W.11-12.3A

CCSS.W.11-12.3B

CCSS.W.11-12.3D