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AP English Language and Composition Terms
Allegory - -using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an 
abstraction in addition to the literal meaning 
 
Alliteration - -the repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in 2+ 
neighboring words 
 
Allusion - -a direct/indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly 
known 
 
Ambiguity - -having multiple meaning, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, 
phrase, sentence or passage 
 
Analogy - -a similarity or comparison betw...
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AP English Language Exam Test questions with verified answers graded A+ updated
AP English Language Exam Test questions with verified answers graded A+ updated
Essay
04.07 Analyzing Style | GRADED A+
04.07 Analyzing Style 
Like the spirituals that carried messages of protest and inspiration to fight against injustice, some 
modern songs carry similar messages relevant to controversies in today’s world. You now have the 
chance to explore these messages and the rhetorical strategies used to advance the arguments. 
For this assignment, you will write an essay in which you analyze the specific style of a modern protest 
song of your choosing. 
In order to write this analysis, complete the fol...
Essay
04.10 Practice AP Language Essay Prompt | GRADED A+
Your Assignment 
For the assignment, you will respond to question 2 on the 2011 AP Language and Composition 
Exam (on page 10 of the exam). Review the general course rubric to understand how your essay 
will be scored. 
Note: We want to prepare you for the time constraints of the AP Exam. Please allow yourself 
no more than 40 minutes to read and respond to this AP prompt.
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05.03 A Modest Proposal - with Complete Solutions (Graded A+)
05.03 A Modest Proposal 
1. Swift wrote "A Modest Proposal" under a pseudonym, so who is the speaker here? 
The speaker is definitely an upper class irishman member. However if this isn’t true there is also 
a chance he is a political figure who is proposing a reform.
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AP English Language and Composition - 100 Key Terms
Abstraction 
A generality; a concept or idea or thought separated from concrete reality without a specific example 
 
 
 
Abstract Noun 
Names of an idea, thing, quality, action, or feeling meaning many things to many people such as peace honor etc. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Allegory 
A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions or a secondary or symbolic meaning underlying the literal meaning. 
 
 
 
Alliteration 
Repetition, at close intervals of beginning...
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AP English Language and Composition Tone Words by Definition
eulogistic 
involving formal praise in speech or writing, usually for the dead 
 
 
 
grave 
something serious or solemn 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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pensive 
dreamily thoughtful 
 
 
 
pious 
displaying a reverence for God 
 
 
 
venerative 
regarding with reverence 
 
 
 
fervent 
warmth; intensity of spirit 
 
 
 
giddy 
frivolous; lighthearted 
 
 
 
laudatory 
containing and expressing praise 
 
 
 
elegiac 
of, relating to, or involving mourning or expressing sorrow 
 
 
 
lugubrious 
mour...
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AP English Language and Composition
meiosis 
Definition 
1. a figure of speech that is saying less than what is truly meant (understatement) 
2. sometimes used as another word for litotes 
3. in biology, a process of cell division (two nuclear divisions in rapid succession) in 
sexually reproducing organisms resulting in forming four gametocytes with half the 
number of chromosomes of the somatic cells 
Sentences 
1. In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, In Act II, scene i, when Mercutio describes his mortal wound as "not so deep a...
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AP Language & Composition: Syntax with 100% correct answers
Declarative 
A sentence that makes a statement. 
 
 
 
Imperative 
A sentence that gives a command. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Interrogative 
A sentence that asks a question 
 
 
 
Exclamatory 
A sentence that provides emphasis or expresses strong 
emotion. 
 
 
 
Simple Sentence 
Contains one independent clause 
 
 
 
Compound Sentence 
Contains two independent clauses joined by a 
coordinating conjunction or by a semicolon. 
 
 
 
Complex Sentence 
Contains and independent clause and one or ...
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AP Language and Composition with 100% correct answers
Rhetoric 
The study of effective speaking and writing, and the art of persuasion. It examines the how of language, the methods and means of communications, its emotional impact and its prepositional content.The art of finding ways to pursue an audience. 
 
 
 
Kairos 
The opportune occasion for speech. The way a given context for communication both calls for and constrains one's speech. The speaker or writer takes into account the contingencies of a given place and time, and considers the oppor...