Holmes AP Lit Terms (Final)

6 Written Questions

1. Facts that show that the claims are reasonable.
2. Having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force (opposite of honorific)
3. enough of an argument to accomplish its purpose
4. The part of one's argument that shows how one's evidence supports one's claim, reasoning, or justification
5. Level of diction that is used for formal purposes; higher than colloquial speech
6. Contradicting ideas put together to make a point. It attracts the reader's or the listener's attention and gives emphasis. (Either the ideas that contradict each other or the situation contradicts itself)

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. A term referring to the specificity of a word. For example the difference between saying pants and Levi's. These words are nonspecific. It is up to the writer how concrete or _____ they will be.
   1. allegory
   2. evidence
   3. warrant
   4. abstract
2. The state or quality of being precise; exactness. Defined by virtue of exact detail - can be abused.
   1. precision
   2. claim
   3. necessary
   4. oxymoron
3. An effect of praise and respect towards an object. Opposite of pejorative.
   1. concrete
   2. motif
   3. honorific
   4. pejorative
4. Opposite, other end of the specificness spectrum from abstract. Meaning that the word is more specific. For example saying camel colored is more _____ than saying brown.
   1. evidence
   2. honorific
   3. concrete
   4. pejorative
5. An assertion or idea that is not a simple fact or a series of these sub-parts supports a thesis.
   1. claim
   2. warrant
   3. motif
   4. elevated

5 True/False Questions

1. parallelism → Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.

   True        False

2. necessary → Parts of the argument that cannot be left out

   True        False

3. allegory → A form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, directly correspond with the meanings that lie outside the narrative.

   True        False

4. motif → A recurring theme, subject, or idea

   True        False

5. oxymoron → A seemingly self-contradicting statement. (Ex. to make haste slowly)

   True        False