
AP Language glossary 4
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of Anecdote?
A brief recounting of a relevant episode. _______ are often inserted into fictional or non fictional texts as a way of developing a point or injecting humor.
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. The AP language exam occasionally asks for the _______ of a given pronoun in a long, complex sentence or in a group of sentences. “If I could command the wealth of all the world by lifting my finger, I would not pay such a price for it.” An AP question might read: "What is the _______ for "it"?
A term used to describe fiction, nonfiction or poetry that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.
A folk saying with a lesson. “A rolling stone gathers no moss.”
Similar to aphorism and colloquialism.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of Antecedent?
A brief recounting of a relevant episode. _______ are often inserted into fictional or non fictional texts as a way of developing a point or injecting humor.
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. The AP language exam occasionally asks for the _______ of a given pronoun in a long, complex sentence or in a group of sentences. “If I could command the wealth of all the world by lifting my finger, I would not pay such a price for it.” An AP question might read: "What is the _______ for "it"?
A term used to describe fiction, nonfiction or poetry that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.
A folk saying with a lesson. “A rolling stone gathers no moss.”
Similar to aphorism and colloquialism.
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of Didactic?
A brief recounting of a relevant episode. _______ are often inserted into fictional or non fictional texts as a way of developing a point or injecting humor.
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. The AP language exam occasionally asks for the _______ of a given pronoun in a long, complex sentence or in a group of sentences. “If I could command the wealth of all the world by lifting my finger, I would not pay such a price for it.” An AP question might read: "What is the _______ for "it"?
A term used to describe fiction, nonfiction or poetry that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.
A folk saying with a lesson. “A rolling stone gathers no moss.”
Similar to aphorism and colloquialism.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of Adage?
A brief recounting of a relevant episode. _______ are often inserted into fictional or non fictional texts as a way of developing a point or injecting humor.
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. The AP language exam occasionally asks for the _______ of a given pronoun in a long, complex sentence or in a group of sentences. “If I could command the wealth of all the world by lifting my finger, I would not pay such a price for it.” An AP question might read: "What is the _______ for "it"?
A term used to describe fiction, nonfiction or poetry that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.
A folk saying with a lesson. “A rolling stone gathers no moss.”
Similar to aphorism and colloquialism.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of Allegory?
A story, fictional or non fictional, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities or concepts. The interaction of these characters, things, and events is meant to reveal an abstraction or a truth. Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is an _______.
A terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle. An _______ can be a memorable summation of the author's point. Ben Franklin wrote many of these in Poor Richard's Almanac, such as “God helps them that help themselves,” and “A watched pot never boils.”
The deliberate omission of a word or phrase from prose done for effect by the author. “The whole day, rain, torrents of rain.” The term ______ is related to ellipse, which is the three periods used to show omitted text in a quotation
A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts. Sometimes they are used for political correctness. “Physically challenged,” in place of “crippled.” Sometimes a _______ is used to exaggerate correctness to add humor. “Vertically challenged” in place of “short.”
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of Aphorism?
A story, fictional or non fictional, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities or concepts. The interaction of these characters, things, and events is meant to reveal an abstraction or a truth. Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is an _______.
A terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle. An _______ can be a memorable summation of the author's point. Ben Franklin wrote many of these in Poor Richard's Almanac, such as “God helps them that help themselves,” and “A watched pot never boils.”
The deliberate omission of a word or phrase from prose done for effect by the author. “The whole day, rain, torrents of rain.” The term ______ is related to ellipse, which is the three periods used to show omitted text in a quotation
A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts. Sometimes they are used for political correctness. “Physically challenged,” in place of “crippled.” Sometimes a _______ is used to exaggerate correctness to add humor. “Vertically challenged” in place of “short.”
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of Ellipsis?
A story, fictional or non fictional, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities or concepts. The interaction of these characters, things, and events is meant to reveal an abstraction or a truth. Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is an _______.
A terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle. An _______ can be a memorable summation of the author's point. Ben Franklin wrote many of these in Poor Richard's Almanac, such as “God helps them that help themselves,” and “A watched pot never boils.”
The deliberate omission of a word or phrase from prose done for effect by the author. “The whole day, rain, torrents of rain.” The term ______ is related to ellipse, which is the three periods used to show omitted text in a quotation
A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts. Sometimes they are used for political correctness. “Physically challenged,” in place of “crippled.” Sometimes a _______ is used to exaggerate correctness to add humor. “Vertically challenged” in place of “short.”
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
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