Definitions
Examples
Characters
Test Tips
Who is Ms. DJ?
100
a story ,poem or picture that an be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
What is Allegory
100
"Look at that house I said it looks like Mexico" (The house on Mango Street)
What is Simile
100
This character is witty, charismatic, and has a big nose
Who is Cyrano
100
You may use any of these to write your free response essay
What is a novel (of literary merit)
100
This is Mrs. DJ's favorite color.
What is purple
200
a figure of speech in which the speaker directly addresses something non-human or non-living.
What is Apostrophe
200
"Five years have passed; Five summers, with the length of Five long winter! and again I hear these waters..." (William Wordsworth in "Tintern Alley")
What is Anaphora (rhetorical term involving the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences)
200
"My name is _________, and I hate the devil" was said by this character.
Who is Ruth May
200
You should take several of these to prepare for the real test
What are practice AP tests.
200
This college is Ms. DJ's favorite.
What is Chico State
300
the emotional effect of a drama on its audience; the feelings of exaltation or relief that playgoers experience during/after the catastrophe, the culmination of the play's falling action
What is Catharsis
300
"I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry" (Macbeth)
What is Cacophony (an unpleasant combination of sounds created by the author)
300
DAILY DOUBLE This character was removed from his mothers womb and killed Macbeth.
Who is Macduff
300
You should get at least this many hours of sleep the night before the AP test.
What is 8?
300
This is Ms. DJ's favorite past time
What is traveling
400
a phrase referring specifically to the intervention of a non-human force to resolve a seemingly unsolvable conflict
What is Deus ex Machina
400
"Fair is foul, foul is fair" (Cyrano)
What is Chiasmus (device in which certain words, sounds, concepts or syntactic structures are reversed or repeated in reverse order)
400
This character says this quote in To Kill a Mockingbird "Mr. Cunningham. How's your entailment gettin' along?"
Who is Scout
400
You should eliminate answers until you achieve this ratio.
What is 50/50
400
This is Ms. DJ's favorite author
Who is Jane Austen
500
a foot consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables
What is Spondee
500
"Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright." (Edgar Allen Poe)
What is Trochee (a foot consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed syllable)
500
This character met Elizabeth-Jane in a graveyard.
Who is Mrs. Templeman
500
These are the different types of essays given (name two out of three)
What are synthesis, persuasive, and analysis
500
DAILY DOUBLE These we Ms. DJ's favorite pets
What are llamas? (Rapido and Patchi)
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