AP Notes 45-49

Question 1

45. SYNTACTICAL INVERSION

Answer 1

inversion, also called anastrophe, in literary style and rhetoric,
the syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence, as, in English,
the placing of an adjective after the noun it modifies (“the form divine”), a verb before its subject
(“Came the dawn”).

Question 2

46. APPOSITION

Answer 2

: is a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed
side by side, with one element serving to identify the other in a different way. The two elements
are said to be in apposition

Question 3

47. DIDACTIC

Answer 3

The word didactic is frequently used for those literary texts which are overloaded with
informative or realistic matter and are marked by the omission of graceful and pleasing details.
Didactic, therefore, becomes a derogatory term referring to the forms of literature that are
ostentatiously dull and erudite. However, some literary texts are entertaining as well as didactic

Question 4

48. CONCEIT

Answer 4

Conceit is a figure of speech in which two vastly different objects are likened together with
the help of similes or metaphors. Thus, conceit examples have a surprising or shocking effect on
the readers because they are novel comparisons unlike the conventional comparisons made in
similes and metaphors.

Question 5

49. PERIODIC SENTENCE:

Answer 5

E: A periodic sentence 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. It can also create suspense or interest for the reader. Here are some examples
for reference. Consider what the strength of this type of sentence might be.
In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued