I like your STYLE
Pardon my DICTION
Term-inal DEVICES
Oh-so-fond MEMORIES
So-o-o AP
100
declarative statements taking a (falsely) interrogative form
What is a rhetorical question?
100
the relationship between TERSE and SUCCINCT
What are synonyms?
100
historical, literary, religious, or mythical references
What are allusions?
100

In his 1962 speech, he stated that "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."

Who is John F. Kennedy?

100
Besides Advanced Placement, AP also means this
What is Address the Prompt?
200
a conscious distortion used to describe something difficult to explain
What is hyperbole?
200
the relationship between ABSTRACT and CONCRETE
What are antonyms?
200
characters personify abstractions like hope or freedom in this
What is allegory?
200

In her famous speech, this speaker claimed that  "One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world", "I speak not for myself, but for those without a voice" and "Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are the most powerful weapons". 



Key Quotes and Themes:

Who is Malala Yousafzai?

200
"Loving hate" and "motionful suspension" are examples.
What are oxymorons?
300
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France" is an example.
What is anaphora?
300
words that sound alike but have different meanings
What are homonyms?
300
a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
What is satire?
300

In his famous work, this author asserted: That government is best which governs not at all; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have.

Who is Henry Thoreau?

300

"He asked for her hand in marriage" is an example.

What is metonymy (or synecdoche)?

400

refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity 

What is parallelism?

400
names chosen by authors to disguise their real identities
What are pseudonyms?
400
a similarity or comparison between one familiar thing and one unfamiliar thing
What is analogy?
400

This author wrote:  “The thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works. That’s it. And what’s more, the people at the very top don’t work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder.”

Who is Malcolm Gladwell?

400
the speed at which a piece of writing moves along
What is pacing?
500
juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases
What is antithesis?
500
two ways of noting a word
What are denotation and connotation?
500
an extended metaphor or surprising analogy that shows intellectual cleverness
What is conceit?
500

This author wrote:  "Curiosity is a luxury for the financially secure. Whomever you become, whatever you make yourself into, that is who you always were. An education is not so much about making a living as making a person."

Who is Tara Westover?

500
"I could agree without agreeing" is an example.
What is a paradox?