AP Lang Major Test 1

The Gettysburg Address

Verses Upon the Burning of Our House

Plymouth Plantation

Preface to God's Determinations

Huswifery

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Apostrophe to Sarah Pierrepont

Give me Liberty or Give me Death

Farewell Address

extreme exaggeration

word choice

a comparison using "like" or "as"

a direct comparison

a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

an apparent self contradiction that reals a kind of truth

a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

a question not needing an answer, but to persuade

the repetition of a phrase

the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

using a metaphor then using terms commonly associated w/ the metaphor

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference

appeal to emotion/sympathy

appeal to logic

appeal to ethics

the moment or event that motivates someone to write or to speak about a specific issue, problem, or situation

a comparison between two things typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

the literal meaning of a word

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.

A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life

ex. "mom everyone else is going, so why cant I?"

to say something the audience would find reasonable and agreeable

to say something that would make the audience feel attacked and want to fight back

a reference to a particular event or character in classical works of literature, such as ancient Roman or Greek works

chains, subjugation, etc.

to reference the idea of being ravished

gentlemen, yes sir, no sir, etc.

using common bonds of a shared faith to persuade

wording used to make something sound better than it is

He uses appeal of fear of slavery by talking about chains. Talking about lying down for allusions to rape. Appeal to reason abt how they have tried methods other than violence for 10 years and have gotten no where. Appeals to pride multiple times to.