AP Notes 1-4

Question 1

Anecdote

Answer 1

A short, simple narrative of incident, often used for humorous effect or to make a point.

Question 2

Argumentation

Answer 2

Writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting “reasoned arguments”; persuasive writing is a form of argumentation and is the focus of the AP Language and composition program.

Question 3

Allegory

Answer 3

An extended narrative of an incident in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story; the underlying meaning may be moral, religious, political, or satiric.

Question 4

Annotation

Answer 4

Explanatory notes added to a text to explain. Cite sources, or give bibliographic data. In AP Language you will need to demonstrate detailed demonstration on most of your readings.