The Exam
The amount of essay (free-response) questions on the AP Language & Composition exam.
What is three?
The speaker/author's attitude towards the subject of a text.
What is tone?
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea containing cultural, historical, literary, or political significance to the reader or author.
What is allusion?
The placement of contrasting elements between sentences, paragraphs or sections of text to highlight an intended disparity.
What is juxtaposition?
Occurs when speakers use the point you're trying to prove as an argument to prove that very same point
What is circular argument, or "begging the question"?
What is one hour?
The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
What is denotation?
A short, interesting, or funny rendition of an event or occurrence that may have happened to the speaker, author, or actor, or someone he or she purports to know.
What is anecdote?
A set of similarly structured words, phrases, or clauses.
What is parallelism?
Occurs when the argument is directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.
What is ad hominem?
The amount of time allotted for the free-response section of the AP Language & Composition exam.
What is two hours and fifteen minutes?
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
What is connotation?
An inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or harsh.
What is euphemism?
A form of a regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or strategically placed paragraphs.
What is anaphora?
Occurs when a claim is backed with insufficient or "small" evidence for an entire group of people
What is hasty generalization?
The percent breakdown (scoring) of the two sections of the exam. (What percent is each section worth of the overall score?)
What is 45% for multiple choice and 55% for free-response?
the literary device in which one attacks or insults a person or thing through the use of abusive language and tone
What is invective?
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
What is satire?
The use of repeated words or phrases
What is repetition?
Occurs when one statement leads to a list of dramatic conclusions
What is slippery slope?
The date and start time of the 2025 AP Language & Composition exam.
What is May 14 @ 8:00am?
Language used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
What is colloquial?
A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. EX: Less is more.
What is paradox?
The placement of directly opposite ideas and/or words within the same sentence or very close together to emphasize their disparity. Example: "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times" (Dickens).
What is antithesis?
Occurs when when someone distorts or exaggerates another person's argument, and then attacks the distorted version of the argument
What is straw man?