AP Language Exam Review #1

What does the rhetorical triangle in rhetoric involve?

• The relationship between logic, emotion, and credibility

• The relationship between speaker, audience, and message

• The relationship between cause, effect, and solution

• The relationship between argument, evidence, and conclusion

What is the definition of "Alliteration"?

• A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis

• Repetition of the initial consonant sounds in words

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• The use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities

Which term describes the deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses?

• Anaphora

• Asyndeton

• Antimetabole

• Inversion

What literary device is used when two opposite ideas are put together to create a contrasting effect?

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

Which figure of speech involves attributing human characteristics to non-human objects?

• Metonymy

• Personification

• Simile

• Synecdoche

What does the term "Ad hominem" refer to in an argument?

• A logical structure that uses the major premise and minor premise to reach a necessary conclusion.

• A tactic of switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the other speaker.

• A figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea.

• The grammatical structure of prose and poetry.

Which of the following best describes "Begging the question"?

• A claim based on evidence or support that is in doubt, questioning the support itself.

• Presenting two extreme options as the only possible choices.

• Giving voice to possible objections in an argument.

• Using sarcasm to convey a message.

What is "Euphemism" commonly used for?

• To ridicule a work in a mocking or gently humorous way.

• To present ideas in a more acceptable and usually more pleasant way if saying something might be inappropriate or uncomfortable.

• To express or deal with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings.

• To make an argument by stating that everyone agrees, implying it must be correct.

Which definition corresponds to "Metonymy"?

• A technique of developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended.

• A figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea.

• The unique way an author presents his ideas through diction, syntax, and imagery.

• A tactic of switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the other speaker.

What does "Syntax" refer to?

• The grammatical structure of prose and poetry.

• A logical structure that uses the major premise and minor premise to reach a necessary conclusion.

• A figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea.

• A tactic of switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the other speaker.