AP Language and Composition

Vocab Terms

100

Ample

Plentiful, enough

200

stifle

to suppress or end by force OR to choke

300

Stolid

unemotional; not easily stirred emotionally

400

wistful

having a feeling of vague or regretful longing

500

Crux

the heart, core or vital feature of something

Key reminders for synthesis Essay

100

What other essay is synthesis essay most similar too?

Argument Essay

200

How many sources do you need for an entire synthesis essay?

At least 6 sources. 

300

How many sources need to be named and how many need to be unnamed?

About 50/50

400

How long should you take for synthesis planning page?

About 10 mins

500

How long are all the test together

120 mins

Rhetorical Terms

100

Extended Metaphor

What is a sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit. This type of literary element is developed throughout a piece of writing.

200

Hyperbole

What is an extreme exaggeration? Hint: The opposite of understatement.

300

Imagery

What is the total effect of related sensory images in a work of literature?

400

Induction

What is the process that moves from a given series of spectifics to generalizations called?

500

Inference

What is a conclusion one can draw from the presented details called?

Rhetorical Terms

100

Invective

What is a verbally abusive attack called?

200

Irony

What is an unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what was intended or expected to happen?

300

Logic

What appeal deals with the process of reasoning?

400

Metaphor

What is a direct comparison between dissimlar things called?

500

Metonymy

What is a figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea called?

Rhetorical Terms

100

Motif

What is the repetition or variations of an image or ida in a work used to develop theme or characters called?

200

Onomatopoiea

A word that sounds like the sound they represent.

300

Oxymoron

An image of contradictory term

400

Pathos

The aspects of a literary work that elicit pity from the audience?

500

Personification

The assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts.