AP English words/definition

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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Is a common figure of speech that makes a comparison by directly relating one thing to another unrelated thing
Parallelism
Asyndeton
Metaphor
Paradox
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A device used to force the reader to consider a statement or idea more deeply or critically then at face value
Asyndeton
Analogy
Litotes
Paradox
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The commission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence
Asyndeton
Analogy
Allegory
Didactic
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
Parallelism
Didactic
Euphemism
Chiasmus
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
polite, mild phrases which substitute unpleasant ways of saying something sad or uncomfortable
Euphemism
Denotation
Oxymoron
Connotation
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A thing or event that existed before or logically procedes another
Euphemism
Chiasmus
Parallelism
Antecedent
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Is a very short story that is significant to the topic at hand; usually adding personal knowledge or experience to the topic
Didactic
Anecdote
Paradox
Allegory
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
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