English AP test

Question 1

Rhetoric

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the art of analysing an artists choice of language, the use/intent of that choice, and how the author, audience, and environment inspire it

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what does SOAPSTone stand for?

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speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, tone

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the speaker:

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the voice that is heard & relays the story. This should be determined by how the perception affects the narrative

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the occasion:

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time and set of the piece & the environment that inspired the writing

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the audience:

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the people who the message is intended for, marketed for, and likely going to end up with

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the purpose:

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what is the argument that the writing puts forward and whats the intended affect on the audience

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the subject:

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the easily statable thesis of the writing

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the tone:

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the meaning or intent expressed more through the style of language instead of what is literally said

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what can convey tone

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choice of words, sentence construction (syntax), & imagery

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what are the 3 corners to Aristotle’s triangle?

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Ethos (narrator credibility), Pathos (emotions & empathy), Logos (logic & reason)

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ethos

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convincing the audience that the narrator of the argument is credible

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pathos

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appealing to a specific audiences emotions in order to persuade them of your argument

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Logos

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appealing logic to clearly guide other people to the narrator’s conclusion

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what is the Aristotelian triangle

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a graphic representation of the three key rhetorical appeals to communicate your argument

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Rhetorical situation

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language (SOAPSTone) built around the context of who the speaker is, the audience is, and the situation the writing takes place in.

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what are the (most common) Rhetorical Modes?

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narrations, description, exposition, and argumentation

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what is Rhetorical Mode?

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the variety, conventions, and purposes of the type of speech used

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narration-

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an anecdote or story offered in support of a generalisation

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description-

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writing that depends on the sensory to define the person, place, condition, or object

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Exposition-

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writing intended to explain the context/topic/condition pertaining to the story

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Argumentation-

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writing that explores a problem by investigating it logically

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High/Formal dictation

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elevated, formal, & slang-free dictation

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neutral dictation

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using standard language that is not associated with low-forms of speech nor elaborate forms

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informal dictation

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everyday use language that associated itself with slang, idioms, jargon & contractions

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slang

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recently coined informal words that dont have much "staying-power"

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colloquial

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partial, nonstandard speech pertaining to regions

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Jargon

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words pertaining to a particular trade or profession

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Dialect

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nonstandard subgroup of language

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denotation

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the exact literal definition of a word independent of any emotional association

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connotation

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is the implied meaning of a word in regards to its emotional & social associations

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Decorum

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creating characters (ethos) that affords your audiences love and invites them into the characters argument

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code grooming

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using language that panders to CERTAIN audiences to win their favour

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identity strategy

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getting an audience to identify with an action/idea

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character references

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an endorsement by a third-party that provides credibility

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sympathy

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aligning yourself with an audiences pathos by demonstrating an understanding of their emotions

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demotic speech

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relating to the common people with plain speak

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humor

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a calming and relatable devise that can enhance ethos

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types of humor

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wit (situational humor), facetious humor (jokes), banter (snappy back-n-forth)

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Passive voice

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used to direct an audiences anger away from something by implying that the action happened on its own

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concession

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using your opponents own argument to your advantage

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simile

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stating something is ALIKE to something else to create imagery/comparison

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what types of figurative language

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simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, symbols, Euphemism & hyperbole

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symbol

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a object/person who is literary representation of a much more general concept

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oxymoron

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two words, that are inherently contradictory, bundling together as a phrase

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motif

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a distinctive, repeated, and dominant idea/concept in an artistic composition

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metaphor

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stating that something IS something (using creative license) to create imagery/comparison

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imagery

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use figurative language to define objects & concepts in a way that pertains to our senses

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repetition

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repeating a concept, word, or phrase until it becomes more definite and memorable

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paradox

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a statement or concept that seems self-contradictory

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Hyperbole

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exaggerated statements not meant literally

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Euphemism

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an indirect way of phrasing something in order to reference, yet avoid a concept considered too harsh

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personfication

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using art to grant something, that is not a person, person-like qualities in order to create imagery

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assonance

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in poetry, it is the repetition of a vowel, stressed in order for them to echo each other

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alliteration

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the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words

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(audible) consonance

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the recurrence of similar sounds (mostly consonants) in close proximity

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(literary) consonance

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agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions