ap lang 41 - 60

Question 1

adage

Answer 1

short , pointed and memorable saying based on facts , and is considered a verifiable the majority of people. famous adages become popular due to their usage over a long period of time. in fact ,an ___ expresses a general fact or truth about life as it becomes popular ; its a universal truth.

Question 2

apposition

Answer 2

is a grammatical construction

Question 3

pedantic

Answer 3

comes from french word pedant , to teach or act pedagogue . ____ is someone who is concerned with precision , formalism , accuracy , minute details in order to make an arrogant and ostentation show of learning

Question 4

flippant

Answer 4

lacking proper respect or seriousness . this is often associated with impatience youth.
-cocky , smartypants

Question 5

erocative

Answer 5

the use of language that suggest other meanings other than the denotative. language connects with emotions or feelings not associated with actual word meaning

Question 6

syntactical inversion

Answer 6

reversal of the normal order of writing words and phases in a sentence , placing of an objective after the word modifies

Question 7

didactic

Answer 7

frequently used for those literacy text which are overloaded with informative or realistic matter and are marked by the omission of graceful and pleasing details , therefore becomes a derogatory term referring to the forms of literature that are ostentatiously dull and erudite . some are entertaining

Question 8

conceit

Answer 8

figure of speech in which two vastly different objects are linked together with the help pf similes or metaphors. Thus , __ can have a surprising effect to the readers because they are novel comparisons unlike the conventional comparisons

Question 9

periodic sentence

Answer 9

has the main clause or predicate at the end. this is used for emphasis and can be persuasive by putting reasons for something at the beginning before the final point is made. can also create suspense or interest for the reader
-the game continued

Question 10

paradox

Answer 10

statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly . a statement that seems to contradict itself but turns out to have a rational meaning, as in this question from David Thoreau: “I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.”

Question 11

irony

Answer 11

figure of speech in which in such words are used that their intended meanings are different from the actual meaning of the word.

Question 12

parenthesis

Answer 12

stylistic device that comes from the Greek word meaning to place or alongside .___ is a qualifying or explanatory sentence , cause or word that the writers insert into a paragraph

Question 13

saraonic

Answer 13

mocking , sarcastic in humorous tone

Question 14

archetype

Answer 14

the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.

Question 15

function of archetype

Answer 15

The use of archetypical characters and situations gives a literary work a universal acceptance, as readers identify the characters and situations in their social and cultural context

Question 16

tragic flaw

Answer 16

the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy; hamartia.

Question 17

assertion

Answer 17

positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason

Question 18

satire

Answer 18

A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of human behavior by portraying it in an extreme way. It doesn’t simply abuse (as in invective) or get personal (as in sarcasm). It targets groups or large concepts rather than individuals.

Question 19

polemical

Answer 19

a person who argues in opposition to another; controversialist

Question 20

ambiguity

Answer 20

a word or expression that can be understood in two or more possible ways : an ambiguous word or expression