AP Lang satire quiz

Synecdoche

Part of something is used to stand for the whole, ex "threads" for clothes, "wheels" for cars

Connotation

Rather than the dictionary definition, the associations associated by a word. It is the implied meaning rather than the literal meaning or denotation

Exaggeration, overstatement, or hyperbole

Something that does happen but is exaggerated to absurd lengths. This is the most common type of satire. For example, a caricature. Conscious exaggeration is used to heighten effect. Not intended literally, hyperbole is often humorous. Ex "shot heard around the world"

Absurdity

Something that seems like it would never happen, but could. For example, in Brave New World, the society has become so stratified that each class wears a specific color.

Parody

A mocking imitation, often of a literary work. Shrek is a parody of a fairy tale

Oxymoron

A rhetorical antithesis. Juxtaposing two contradictory terms, like "wise fool" or "deafening silence"

Paradox

A seemingly contradictory statement or situation, which is actually true. This rhetorical device is often used for emphasis or simply to attract attention

Understatement

A statement that seems incomplete or less than truthful given the facts. Think sarcasm with the intentions of evoking change. for example, if a student frequently forgot his homework and i replied "you never forget"

Tone

A writer's attitude toward their subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization of the sentence for comprehensive understanding

Ambiguity

An event of situation that may be interpreted in more than one way. Also, the manner of expression of such an event or situation may be ambiguous. Artful language may be ambiguous. Unintentional ambiguity is usually vagueness

Irony

Conveying the opposite of what is expected. For example Marge reading "Fretful Mother" as she ignores her child

Metonymy

Designation of one thing with something closely associated with it. Ex the head of a committee a CHAIR ,the king the CROWN, the newspaper the PRESS ,or old people the GRAY HAIRS

Euphemism

The substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive. For example, replacing "die" with "pass away"

Wit, word play, or pun

The titled The Importance of Being Earnest. It is a play on the word "earnest" and the name Earnest. Again, a pun is a play on words that are identical or similar in sound but have sharply different meanings.

Diction

Word choice, as an element of style. Different types and arrangements of words have significant effects on meaning. An essay written in academic diction would be much less colorful, but perhaps more precise than street slang