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AP BASICS/COMMON DETRACTORS Which of the following phrases is not included among the many that you are not supposed to use? “The author is trying to say” “I believe “you” and “your” “Cogency” and “Typify”

AP BASICS/COMMON DETRACTORS 2. “Pap destroyed Huck’s self-esteem” and “Hester Prynne faced peer pressure”—these are both examples of what common detractor? Excess of tone Psychobabble Gobbledygook Absolute phrasing

DICTION 3. Which term best captures the difference between words like “dress” and “obese” vs. “gown” and “plump”? Also—which is which? a. Connotative vs. Denotative (“obese” and “dress” are connotative) b. Connotative vs. Denotative (“obese” and “dress” are denotative) c. Monosyllabic vs. Polysyllabic (“obese” and “dress” are monosyllabic) d. Monosyllabic vs. Polysyllabic (“obese” and “dress” are polysyllabic)

DICTION 4. Pleasant sounding vs. harsh sounding gets to what key difference in diction? a. Connotation vs. Denotation b. Literal vs. Figurative c. Cacophonous vs. Euphonious d. Objective vs. Subjective

STYLE 5. The birds, which were yellow, visited the man from France. Vs. The yellow birds visited the French man. Which of the following “style advice” does this revision not represent? Use the active, not the passive voice Keep like words together Use definite, specific, concrete language Omit needless words

STYLE 6. “Gary enjoyed golf which was his favorite sport. Susan wanted to join him, but he said no. Because it was a hot day, he was worried she would pass out. He also didn’t want to be around her, and he wanted to keep her away from his friends.” Vs. “Gary enjoyed golf, his favorite sport. He said no to Susan joining him for a variety of reasons—the heat, his rowdy friends, the fact that he had grown sick of her.” Which style advice best applies to how this paragraph was revised? Use definite, specific, concrete sentences Avoid a string of loose sentences Use the affirmative/positive voice Make the paragraph the unit of composition

STYLE 7. Which of the following is NOT written in the passive voice? He had to do a job. Berty isn’t the kind of man to do something like that. Skippy was a steamboat pilot. Boris has been everywhere.

JOURNALS 8. “The warrior battled dragons with heroism, monsters with bravery and villains with cleverness” The above sentence is a good example of which rhetorical device? Epanalepsis Anadiplosis Isocolon Synesthesia

JOURNALS 9. “My house is always lively.” Anastrophe Epistrophe Isocolon Metonymy/Synecdoche

JOURNALS 10. “Glad he was to receive his prize” Isocolon Anastrophe Metonymy/Synecdoche Alliteration