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APLit Vocab Lists 5-6

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   means caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc

2.

(a)   means a person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others

3.

(a)   means repetition of the same word or phrases at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses

4.

(a)   means not invested; having no strong emotion towards something

5.

(a)   is a term to denote an audible pause that breaks up a line or verse [symbol: || ]

6.

(a)   means frank; outspoken; open; sincere; free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge

7.

(a)   means 2 successive clauses or sentences where the key words or phrases are repeated in both clauses, but in reverse order

8.

(a)   is a meaning implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly

9.

(a)   irony is the perception of fate or the Universe as malicious or indifferent to human suffering, which creates a painful contrast between our purposeful activity and its ultimate meaninglessness

10.

(a)   means feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom

11.

(a)   means intended for instruction; teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson

12.

(a)   irony is when the author tells the audience things the character(s) don't know

13.

(a)   is the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues (symbol: '...' )

14.

(a)   means "manifestation" and refers to a sudden awareness and revelation

15.

(a)   means the acceptance of all events as inevitable; submission to fate; the doctrine of inevitable predetermination

16.

(a)   means fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful

17.

(a)   means containing or expressing praise; complimentary


18.

(a)   means misusing words (confusing 2 words that sound similar but have different meanings) for comic effect

19.

(a)   means evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret; deeply affecting and touching; designed to make an impression

20.

(a)   irony is when a situation is the opposite of what the reader expects

21.

(a)   irony is when there is a discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the words

22.

(a)   means filled with bitter criticism or malice; having a caustic quality