AP Lit. Literary Terms Quiz List 1 Def. & Application

when several words in a row begin with the same consonant

• personification

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• simile

analogy—

• Exploration of a problem by investigating all sides of it

• Citation of information from people recognized for their special knowledge of a subject for the purpose of strengthening a speaker or writers arguments.

• Comparison between two things in which the more complex is explained in terms of the simpler: e.g. comparing a year-long profile of the stock index to a roller-coaster ride.

What is an anecdote?

• A long, wide river.

• A yellow submarine.

• A very long story.

• A short interesting story .

the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

• antithesis

• disparage

• edict

• alleviate

Identify what kind of allusion is used in each sentence:

Don't be such a scrooge!

• Literary

• Biblical

• Classical

• Historical

Identify what kind of allusion is used in each sentence:

The whole city is like a Garden of Eden!

• Literary

• Biblical

• Classical

• Historical

Identify what kind of allusion is used in each sentence:

Chocolate is my Achilles' heel.

• Literary

• Biblical

• Classical

• Historical

Two opposite ideas in the same sentence (ie "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...")

• Allusion
• Rhetorical Question
• Loaded language
• Antithesis

What type of assertion used in this statement?

When you speak harshly, I cannot work with you because I feel annoyed. Therefore, I want you to speak nicely and then assign me a task.

• Emphatic Assertion

• Basic Assertion

• Convention

• I-Language Assertion

The eagle engulf the eel from the sea.

• Alliteration

• Assonance