AP Lang Quiz (Mood - Pun)

Mood

Atmosphere created by the literature and accomplished through word choice.

Motif

A recurring idea in a piece of literature.

Oxymoron

When apparently contradictory terms are grouped together and suggest a paradox.

Pacing

Speed or tempo of an author's writing.

Paradox

A seemingly contradictory situation which is actually true.

Parallelism

Sentence construction which places equal grammatical constructions near each other, or repeats identical grammatical patterns.

Anaphora

Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row.

Chiasmus

When the same words are used twice in succession, but the second time, the order of the words is reversed.

Antithesis

Two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses, or even ideas, with parallel structure.

Zuegma (Syllepsis)

When a single word governs or modifies two or more other words, and the meaning of the first word must change for each of the other words it governs or modifies.

Parenthetical Idea

Parentheses are used to set off an idea from the rest of the sentence. (Almost considered an aside... a whisper).

Parody

Exaggerated imitation of a serious work for humorous purposes.

Persona

Fictional mask or narrator that tells a story. (NOT alter-ego).

Alliteration

Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.

Assonance

Repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds.

Conosance

Repetition of the same consonant sound at the end of words or within words.

Onomatopoeia

Use of a word which imitates or suggests the sound that the thing makes.

Polysyndeton

When a writer creates a list of items which are all separated by conjunctions.

Pun

When a word that has two or more meanings is used in a humorous way.