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AP Terms

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The appeal to logic, to appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic is the definition of

a)

Logos

b)

Ethos

c)

Pathos

d)

Simile

2.

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as” is the definition of 

a)

Alliteration

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

3.

Her voice was clear as a bell is an example of

a)

Metaphor

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

4.

A newspaper article shows a histogram displaying the average life expectancy of a certain region. Which rhetorical appeal did they use?

a)

Pathos

b)

Exaggeration

c)

Logos

d)

Ethos

5.

Uninspired is a synonym of

a)

Prosaic

b)

Imaginative

c)

Innovative

d)

Pioneering

6.

A written or spoken language in its ordinary form is the definition of

a)

Metrical Composition

b)

Balladry

c)

Prose

d)

Literal

7.

Allie wants to use prose on the following verse from the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost...

“The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But i have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles before I sleep”

 Which answer best shows a form of prose literature?

a)

On January 10th at 10:30 Pm I went to the deep and dark woods and it was lovely. I have a promise to keep, and 34 miles to go before I sleep.

b)

 The woods were as pretty as roses though darker than a wolf's mouth. Though I have promises to fulfill, many miles to go before I sleep, and miles before I sleep.

c)

I look around me at the woods, and they are lovely, Dark and deep. I know I have places I need to be, and promises I need to keep. But if I could, I would stay here a little while longer and enjoy the darkness and the trees.

d)

Leave as is.

8.

Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty is the definition of

a)

Maudlin

b)

Prosaic

c)

Baroque

d)

Ephemeral

9.

Making your claim more specific, adding more to your thesis or claim to narrow down your argument is a definition of

a)

Digression

b)

Tone

c)

Paradox

d)

Qualify

10.

The syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence is the definition of

a)

Digression

b)

Inversion

c)

Cynicism

d)

Juxtaposition

11.

Tomorrow to the park we'll go is an example of

a)

Jargon

b)

Epiphany

c)

Inversion

d)

Metaphor

12.

The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant      is the definition of

a)

Metonymy

b)

Solecism

c)

Jargon

d)

Prepositional Phrase

13.

The goal in which the author is trying to achieve in the story is the definition of

a)

Exigence

b)

Persuasion

c)

Purpose

d)

Appeals

14.

“The Crown” is a ______ used to refer to the King.

a)

Homily

b)

Counterexample

c)

Metonymy

d)

Alliteration

15.

Authors tend to use the term “Pun” in order to…

a)

Describe the attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

b)

To go off an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings.

c)

Make logical deductions that are based on premises assumed to be true.

d)

To exploit different possible meanings of a word for their story.

16.

Authors use the term “purpose” because…

Choose the best answer from the following below.

a)

Trying to achieve something in the story.

b)

 Something that the author was inspired by to have written what they did

c)

Choice in regarding syntax and diction for the audience

d)

Creating text that would include occasion, place, and time

17.

 If someone gives more information in their argument, that is an example of

a)

Qualify

b)

Jargon

c)

Sarcasm

d)

Theme

18.

 ______ is often used to convey multiple meanings, whether it be for a moment of side-splitting during a story or a literary device that plays with sounds and meanings of words.

a)

Inference

b)

Pun

c)

Tone

d)

Symbolism