Rhetorical Devices
A figure of speech in which a part stands for the whole.
Synecdoche
Three
A genre of writing covering boxing, baseball, bullfighting, etc.
Sports Writing
Title of James Baldwin's first essay collection
Notes of a Native Son
The most important sentence in an AP Lang essay
Thesis statement
Litotes
The three types of essays on the exam
Rhetorical Analysis; Synthesis; Argument
A genre of writing focused on descriptions of criminal activity
True Crime
The author of "Slouching Towards Bethlehem"
Joan Didion
The three basic parts of an essay
Introduction; Body; Conclusion
The use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect.
Hyperbole
The number of multiple-choice questions on the essay
45
Exigence; Purpose; Audience; Context; Writer; Message
Author of "The Straussian Moment"
Peter Thiel
The three scoring categories on each essay
Thesis; Evidence & Commentary; Sophistication
The substitution of one part of speech for another
Anthimeria
The date of the exam
Tuesday, May 9
These types of sentences often begin with "For example" or "For instance"
Evidence
Muhammad Ali's opponent during the "Rumble in the Jungle" fight
George Foreman
Sources of evidence for the Argument Essay
Repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause
Epanalepsis
The time limit for the exam
3 hours, 15 minutes
A type of text that is strongly critical or provocative
Polemic
Author of "Pamplona in July"
Ernest Hemingway
How a body paragraph should be structured for an AP Lang essay
Claim, evidence, commentary