AP Lit-Poetic Devices
What is a two line stanza called?
Couplet
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile-comparison using "like" or "as"
Metaphor-direct comparison
What three genres is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks a part of?
Name the three rhetorical appeals and their definitions.
Ethos-appeal to credibility
Pathos-appeal to emotion
Logos-appeal to logic
Define the ad hominem fallacy
When the writer attacks the person instead of their argument.
What is the repetition of the same letter at the beginning of words called?
Alliteration
An extended metaphor comparing two unlike objects with powerful effect
Conceit
What is a theme in the Scarlett Letter?
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An exaggerated imitation of a serious work or person for humorous purposes.
A) Parody
B) Pun
C) Satire
D) Allegory
A) Parody
Describe the ad populum fallacy.
Convincing someone to think the same way as the rest of a group simply because everyone else thinks that way.
Describe apostrophe in poetry.
Addressing a person or object not present.
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone creates the mood.
The tone is the way that the author feels about the topic. The mood is how the reader feels after reading the poem.
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The same words are used twice in succession, but the second time, the order of the words is reversed.
A) Anaphora
B) Parallelism
C) Chiasmus
D) Antithesis
C) Chiasmus
Post hoc
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearian sonnet?
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
What is the difference between oxymoron and paradox?
An oxymoron is two words that contradict each other. A paradox is two opposing ideas that somehow exist together.
Name a symbol in one of the novels we have read and explain why it is central to a character and/or the theme.
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Describe the difference between metonymy and synecdoche.
Metonymy-the substitution of a word which relates to the object or person to be named in place of the name itself
Synecdoche-figure of speech in which a part represents the whole object or idea
What is the difference between a hasty generalization and a circular argument?
A circular argument is when an argument is constantly restated and isn't proven.
Explain the difference between blank verse and free verse. Who notoriously writes in blank verse?
Blank verse is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. Free verse is free to do whatever it wants. Shakespeare LOVES to write his plays in blank verse.
Define the three types of irony.
Verbal-sarcasm
Situational-the opposite of what you expect
Dramatic-when we or other characters know something that the main character does not
Identify a biblical allusion in one of the novels that we have read and explain why it is significant
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Describe the difference between adage and aphorism.
An adage is short memorable phrase that is a general truth.
An aphorism is a statement expressing a general truth or opinion in a witty manner. It is applied to philosophical, moral, and literary principles.
Give a real world example of the slippery slope fallacy.
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