FREE AP English Literature And Composition Question and Answers

Question 1

Due of its frequent use on stage, _____ has earned its name. The audience or reader knows better than the character in the play or tale who believes something to be true.

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Dramatic irony

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Situational irony

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Verbal irony

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Satire

Question 2

The use of sentences or words with similar grammatical patterns repeatedly.

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Parallel structure

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Metonymy

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Motif

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Rhetoric

Question 3

A style of writing that makes fun of the flaws in other people or institutions in an effort to effect change.

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Satire

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Parable

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Elegy

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Parody

Question 4

A mention of a famous figure or object from history, literature, religion, politics, athletics, science, or another area of culture. oblique allusion to something (usually from literature, etc.).

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Allusion

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Soliloquy

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Theme

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Refrain

Question 5

An adjective or adjective phrase is used to describe someone or something in order to highlight a particular attribute. Examples include "the great Emancipator" and "the Father of our Country".

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Epithet

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Foil

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Allegory

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Analogy

Question 6

The art of using language to conjure up an image or a physical sensation of a subject, object, setting, or event.

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Imagery

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Hyperbole

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Simile

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Symbol

Question 7

Occurs when there is a difference between what is anticipated or what would be appropriate to occur and what actually occurs.

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Situational irony

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Dramatic irony

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Verbal irony

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Satire

Due of its frequent use on stage, _____ has earned its name.The audience or reader knows better than the character in the play or tale who believes something to be true.

Due of its frequent use on stage, _____ has earned its name.
The audience or reader knows better than the character in the play or tale who believes something to be true.