AP Lang and Composition Unit 1 Test Review LATEST
ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS & CORRECT
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Question 1.
A comparison between two or more things not using like or as
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Metaphor
Question 2.
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the
representation of an abstract quality in human form.
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Personification
Question 3.
An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken seriously
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Hyperbole
Question 4.
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
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Allusion
Question 5.
The speaker or author's attitude towards certain topics. The speaker or author uses specific words to
convey their feelings or opinions.
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Tone
, Question 6.
A phrase or feeling of a word that doesn't hold its literal meaning.
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Connotation
Question 7.
The dictionary definition of a word
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Denotation
Question 8.
A parallel construction in which similar or repeated words, phrases, clauses, or sentence structures
appear
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Parallelism
Question 9.
When two literary elements are placed next to each other in order to emphasize their contrasting
qualities.
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Juxtaposition
Question 10.
Two ideas that contradict each other but make sense together.
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Antithesis
Question 11.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
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Anaphora
ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
A comparison between two or more things not using like or as
ANSWER
Metaphor
Question 2.
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the
representation of an abstract quality in human form.
ANSWER
Personification
Question 3.
An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken seriously
ANSWER
Hyperbole
Question 4.
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
ANSWER
Allusion
Question 5.
The speaker or author's attitude towards certain topics. The speaker or author uses specific words to
convey their feelings or opinions.
ANSWER
Tone
, Question 6.
A phrase or feeling of a word that doesn't hold its literal meaning.
ANSWER
Connotation
Question 7.
The dictionary definition of a word
ANSWER
Denotation
Question 8.
A parallel construction in which similar or repeated words, phrases, clauses, or sentence structures
appear
ANSWER
Parallelism
Question 9.
When two literary elements are placed next to each other in order to emphasize their contrasting
qualities.
ANSWER
Juxtaposition
Question 10.
Two ideas that contradict each other but make sense together.
ANSWER
Antithesis
Question 11.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
ANSWER
Anaphora
