AP English Literature 2

Question 1

In poetry analysis, what does 'enjambment' refer to?

Accepted Answer

The continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line

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A pause in the middle of a line

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A repeated final sound at line ends

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A stressed-unstressed syllable pattern

Question 2

A speaker addresses an absent person or abstract idea directly. This device is called:

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Apostrophe

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Anaphora

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Synecdoche

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Allusion

Question 3

What is the dominant meter of a Shakespearean sonnet?

Accepted Answer

Iambic pentameter

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Trochaic tetrameter

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Dactylic hexameter

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Anapestic trimeter

Question 4

In a narrative, 'in medias res' means the story begins:

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In the middle of the action

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At the chronological beginning

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With a flashback to childhood

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After the climax has passed

Question 5

Which term describes the use of a tangible object to represent an intangible idea?

Accepted Answer

Symbolism

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Onomatopoeia

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Hyperbole

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Caesura

Question 6

A contrast between what a character expects and what actually happens is called:

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Situational irony

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Verbal irony

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Dramatic irony

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Cosmic justice

Question 7

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words is known as:

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Alliteration

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Assonance

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Consonance

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Sibilance