Stats: AP Language Semester 1 Terms

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Answer Stats

Type	Hint	Answer	% Correct
Appeal	Credibility	Ethos	63%
Appeal	Logic	Logos	63%
Appeal	Emotion	Pathos	63%
Trope	Something you didn't expect to happen happens	Irony	38%
Tone	of or pertaining to facts; concerning facts	Factual	25%
Syntax	Unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creates a relationship where one would not usually see one	Juxtaposition	25%
Syntax	Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning or in the middle of two or more adjacent words. It is often used to create tone	Alliteration	13%
Syntax	Placing two opposites next to each other, this creates a contrast for emphasis	Antithesis	13%
Tone	frank; outspoken; open and sincere	Candid	13%
Tone	characteristic of or appropriate to the drama, especially in involving conflict or contrast; vivid; moving: dramatic colors; a dramatic speech; highly effective; striking: The silence following his impassioned speech was dramatic.	Dramatic	13%
Diction	Official	Formal	13%
Trope	Extreme exaggeration	Hyperbole	13%
Diction	Non-official	Informal	13%
Tone	giving information; instructive	Informative	13%
Trope	Comparing two or more things without using like or as	Metaphor	13%
Tone	not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased	Objective	13%
Trope	A sound effect	Onomatopoeia	13%
Syntax	Structural similarity between sentences or parts of a sentence, it creates a sense of equality among all actions	Parallelism	13%
Trope	Comparing something non-human to human activities	Personification	13%
Tone	using irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc	Satiric	13%
Trope	Comparing two or more things using like or as	Simile	13%
Trope	When something stands for something else	Symbolism	13%
Diction	Non-imaginative	Abstract	0%
Trope	A reference to a person or event	Allusion	0%
Trope	Speech to someone or something that isn't present	Apostrophe	0%
Tone	characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings	Benevolent	0%
Diction	Exaggerated but with little meaning (A politician screaming about something not rubber duck supply)	Bombastic	0%
Diction	Harsh Sounds	Cacophonous	0%
Syntax	The repetition of words, phrases, or clauses in order of increasing number or importance, this often draws attention to the last item in the list	Climax	0%
Tone	extremely objective and realistic (extra-objective)	Clinical	0%
Diction	Informal (slang) words	Colloquial	0%
Tone	pitying, sympathizing, sympathetic, tender	Compassionate	0%
Tone	of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering	Complimentary	0%
Tone	interested or affected: concerned citizens. Troubled or anxious: a concerned look. having a connection or involvement; participating	Concerned	0%
Diction	Imaginative, creates a picture	Concrete	0%
Tone	showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority	Condescending	0%
Tone	having strong belief or full assurance; sure	Confident	0%
Diction	Emotional Definition	Connotative	0%
Tone	tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome (he wants the smoke wants to start a fight)	Contentious	0%
Tone	bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic	Cynical	0%
Syntax	Statement	Declarative	0%
Diction	Dictionary Definition	Denotative	0%
Tone	impartial or objective; disinterested	Detached	0%
Tone	to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.	Disdainful	0%
Tone	extravagantly demonstrative of emotion; gushing (expressing emotion but you cant tell what it is)	Effusive	0%
Tone	expressing sorrow or lamentation (genuine pain and negative emotions)	Elegiac	0%
Diction	Language only understood by a select few (type of slang)	Esoteric	0%
Diction	Sounds nicer than it is (someone passed instead of died)	Euphemistic	0%
Diction	Pleasant Sounds	Euphonious	0%
Syntax	Exclamation	Exclamatory	0%
Tone	not meant to be taken seriously or literally amusing; humorous. Lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous	Facetious	0%
Tone	frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity (silly goofy we do a bit of trolling)	Flippant	0%
Diction	Non-specific	General	0%
Diction	Words who meanings cant be predicted form the meaning of the words	Idiomatic	0%
Syntax	Command	Imperative	0%
Trope	Compares to unlike things by not explicitly mentioning one thing Example of implied metaphor: She growled at her kids.	Implied Metaphor	0%
Tone	feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base:	Indignant	0%
Tone	feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base	Indignant	0%
Tone	tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.:	Inflammatory	0%
Diction	Lacking interest (sad, good, mad)	Insipid	0%
Tone	boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: (Being very mean)	Insolent	0%
Syntax	Question	Interrogative	0%
Tone	the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:	Ironic	0%
Tone	irreligious, impious, profane (Taking selfies at a concentration camp)	Irreverent	0%
Diction	Having much knowledge (big words)	Learned	0%
Tone	having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.	Learned	0%
Trope	Using negative aspects to show something good	Litotes	0%
Syntax	Main idea stated at the beginning of the sentence followed by additional information, it draws attention to the action	Loose	0%
Tone	mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner (showing a lot of negative emotion that you don't really mean) like pretending to be sad when some you don't like dies	Lugubrious	0%
Tone	imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action; of or pertaining to a form of satire in which trivial subjects, characters, and events are treated in the ceremonious manner and with the elevated language and elaborate devices characteristic of the heroic style	Mock-heroic	0%
Tone	of a pretended serious look or act	Mock-serious	0%
Diction	Root word only	Monosyllabic	0%
Diction	Overfound of morals (principles, responsibilites)	Moralistic	0%
Tone	constantly changing (the ability to change)	Mutability	0%
Diction	Not known or discovered	Obscure	0%
Trope	Comparison of two things by putting two opposite things right next to each other	Oxymoron	0%
Trope	A situation that defies logic or cannot logically be true	Paradox	0%
Syntax	The interruption of the flow of a passage in order to provide necessary, on-the-spot information. This often creates a conversational tone	Parenthesis	0%
Tone	displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner	Patronizing	0%
Diction	Overly concerned with minute details	Pedantic	0%
Syntax	Main idea is withheld until the end of the sentence, this creates tension and suspense; places emphasis on all the things leading up to the action	Periodic	0%
Diction	Multiple syllables	Polysyllabic	0%
Syntax	Tthe deliberate use of many conjunctions for special emphasis, this often makes the list seem even longer.	Polysyndeton	0%
Diction	Trying to impress by showing more than you actually have, dressing up a sentence (furthermore, element)	Pretentious	0%
Tone	characterized by assumption of dignity or importance.	Pretentious	0%
Trope	A joke that involves a play on words often for humor	Pun	0%
Syntax	Words, sounds, and ideas used more than once for enhancing rhythm and creating emphasis	Repitition	0%
Tone	to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress	Restrained	0%
Syntax	A question that expects no answer, used to show that the answer is so obvious it goes without saying	Rhetorical Questions	0%
Tone	characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering (like cynical, only with a mocking element)	Sardonic	0%
Tone	full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous (to be mad and say im better than you)	Scornful	0%
Diction	Relating to senses	Sensuous	0%
Tone	expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia	Sentimental	0%
Tone	gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted	Somber	0%
Diction	Clearly identified, precise	Specific	0%
Tone	to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.	Taunting	0%
Diction	Overused and of little importance (love in songs)	Trite	0%
Syntax	A very short sentence is surrounded by very long sentences, or vice versa. This creates emphasis on the sentence that is different.	Unbalanced	0%
Tone	compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing	Urgent	0%
Tone	exciting; stimulating; lively	Vibrant	0%
Diction	Rude or upsetting (sexual themes, slurs)	Vulgar	0%
Tone	anything odd or fanciful; a product of playful or capricious fancy	Whimsical	0%

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