Lit Terms #6

simile - noun a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
soliloquy - noun a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections; speech you make to yourselfspiritual - adj. lacking material body or form or substance;concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; resembling or characteristic of a phantom; concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; noun a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United Statesspeaker - noun someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly; electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distancestereotype - noun a conventional or formulaic conception or image; verb treat or classify according to a mental stereotypestructure - noun a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; a particular complex anatomical part; the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; verb give a structure tostyle - noun a slender bristlelike or tubular process; a particular kind (as to appearance); editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display; (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma; a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; distinctive and stylish elegance; how something is done or how it happens; the popular taste at a given time; a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period;verb make consistent with certain rules of style; designate by an identifying term; make consistent with a certain fashion or stylesubordination - noun the quality of obedient submissiveness; the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head; the state of being subordinate to something; the act of mastering or subordinating someone; the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or classsurrealism - noun a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreamssymbol - noun something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significancesynesthesia - noun a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulatedsynecdoche - noun substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versasyntax - noun the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences;studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences; a systematic orderly arrangementtheme - noun a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; (music) melodic subject of a musical composition;(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; an essay (especially one written as an assignment); the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; verb provide with a particular theme or motivethesis - noun an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument; a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degreetone - noun (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; a steady sound without overtones; a musical interval of two semitones; the quality of a person's voice; a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; verb give a healthy elasticity to; change to a color image;change the color or tone of; vary the pitch of one's speech; utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmicallytongue - noun the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot;a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity; a manner of speaking; the tongue of certain animals used as meat; any long thin projection that is transient; metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side; a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language; a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea; verb lick or explore with the tongue;articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instrumentsin - adj. currently fashionable; directed or bound inward; holding office; adv. to or toward the inside of; noun a state in midwestern United States; a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot; a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphaleritecheek - noun either side of the face below the eyes; impudent aggressiveness; either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump; an impudent statement; verbspeak impudently totragedy - noun drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity; an event resulting in great loss and misfortuneunderstatement - noun a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been saidvernacular - adj. being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; noun the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language); a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)voice - noun a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated; the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech; the ability to speak; the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract;something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression;a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance; (metonymy) a singer;(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes;the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; expressing in coherent verbal form; an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; verb give voice to;utter with vibrating vocal chordszeitgeist - noun the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation

The Love for Learning

As a little kid you may go to first day of preschool or kindergarten and have no idea what's going on. Little do we know that this is the start of what could be the way that we learn in a structured environment for almost 20 years and sometimes more. We may cry because we don't want to leave our moms because we are going off into what seems to be this foreign world that we've never been apart of before. As each day goes by though we each become a a little bit older and little more wiser. We learn to become accustomed to this form of learning where we are provided with an instructor and tools to solve equations, questions, puzzles, or simply just to follow instructions. Doing the same routine day after day year after year becomes harder and more exhausting. Sometimes it almost gets to the point where we just want to give up because we are so tired and stressed out. Learning is supposed to be inspiring and knowledgeable but as we get older it seems to come down to the point where we just need to get what we need to get done and do whatever it takes to get good grades so we can pass onto the next level of learning.
If learning for everyone was something that every person got up in the morning and was so excited to go do, the world would be such a different place. We would be so much happier and we would love to get up everyday and just be so filled with curiosity about what we were going to discover today. If we got up everyday and went either to school or work and didn't dread it, I feel that everyone could be so much more productive because they were actually doing something that they wanted to be doing. It seems like more often than not we wake up dreading for the day ahead because it is filled with assignments, projects, and tests that need to be completed on a timely and nicely done fashion.We are expected to do our best because we all want to achieve and be successful, but its so hard when there are so many things that are going on at once that it's tough to focus in on one thing at a time. We are all put into this system where we learn because this system is what helps us become successful, we might be passing on to the next level of education for a while but without this structure we wouldn't be able to figure out what we want to live for. Maybe things would be a lot different if people were excited to go to school and actually do work, but in all honesty nobody likes doing the same thing over and over again. That's how life works we graduate from one level to move onto the next and to find something that we could be doing for the rest of our lives. It may seem tiresome to complete the same reoccurring cycle day in and day out, but we obviously all do it for a reason. That reason is because we all want to have the knowledge to make something of ourselves and find something that makes us happy. Although it may not seem like we love to learn in the moment, we each have to love it a little bit in order for us to want to continue on with whatever type of learning environment we are in. We all have dreams and goals but it can only be up to us to achieve them.
Each day may seem more exhausting than the next but one day everything that we have been working towards will be worth it. We will see all our hard work pay off, even though right now it seems to be exhausting and never ending. Each and every person loves learning in some way. It may not be through school or books but it may be through the experiences they undergo and the chances that they take to see an outcome either fail or succeed. We have the chance to learn from every situation and obstacle that's thrown at us. Learning, no matter at what age, is always something that is happening. Each day a person gets up in hopes of something great happening or hoping that today is at least a good day. So we all aspire to have positivity in our lives and the first step towards achieving a bright vision of the future comes through learning. No matter if its inside or outside of a school environment there are so many opportunities where a person can learn from something. What we decide to take from that, are the tools we need to have a future where learning can be a luxury and not a burden.

AP First Impresssion

When I look at all the AP resources that are available its so overwhelming! At first glance there are just so many words that it makes me think how am i going o be able to finish all this in a limited amount of time. For the most part a lot of the multiple choice questions ask about passages or what this certain line means. There is also a lot of questions involving lit terms and vocab. For the essay questions its either asking to analyze, state your point of view, or using different tools to talk about something. So the topics and questions are things that we have somewhat been exposed too its just a matter of being able to comprehend the passages or understand what the question is asking for.

Lit Terms #5

parallelism - noun similarity by virtue of corresponding
parody - noun humorous or satirical mimicry; a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way; verb make a spoof of or make fun of; make a parody ofpathos - noun a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); a style that has the power to evoke feelings; a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of otherspedantry - noun an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learningpersonification - noun the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.; representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature; a person who represents an abstract qualityplot - noun a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object; a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation;verb plan secretly, usually something illegal; make a plat of; make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructedpoignant - adj. keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; arousing affectprose - noun ordinary writing as distinguished from verse; matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expressionprotagonist - noun the principal character in a work of fiction; a person who backs a politician or a team etc.pun - noun a humorous play on words; verb make a play on wordspurpose - noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; what something is used for; verb reach a decision; propose or intendrealism - noun the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth; (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived;(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names; an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description; the state of being actual or realrefrain - noun the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers; verb resist doing something; choose not to consumerequiem - noun a Mass celebrated for the dead; a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead; a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead personresolution - noun finding a solution to a problem; a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; analysis into clear-cut components; a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote; (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord;the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung); (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture; the trait of being resolute;something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close togetherrestatement - noun a revised statementrhetoric - noun study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking); using language effectively to please or persuade; loud and confused and empty talk; high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentationrhetorical - adj. concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking; of or relating to rhetoricquestion - noun the subject matter at issue; an informal reference to a marriage proposal; an instance of questioning; a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; verb pose a question; challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; pose a series of questions to; conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting; place in doubt or express doubtful speculationrising - adj. newly come into prominence; advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status; coming to maturity;sloping upward; noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another; a movement upwardaction - noun something done (usually as opposed to something said); the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; an act by a government body or supranational organization; the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; the series of events that form a plot; the state of being active; a military engagement; a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong; a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); verb institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against;put in effectromanticism - noun impractical romantic ideals and attitudes; an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure); a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilizationsatire - noun witty language used to convey insults or scornscansion - noun analysis of verse into metrical patternssetting - noun the context and environment in which something is set; the physical position of something; the state of the environment in which a situation exists; arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted; a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; a table service for one person

Lit Terms #4

interior - adj. of or coming from the middle of a region or country;inside and toward a center; situated within or suitable for inside a building; located inward; inside the country; noun the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849; the inner or enclosed surface of something; the region that is inside of something
monologue - noun a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor; a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation); speech you make to yourselfinversion - noun the act of turning inside out; turning upside down; setting on end; a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex; (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa; (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed; the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer; a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa; abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth); the reversal of the normal order of wordsjuxtaposition - noun the act of positioning close together (or side by side); a side-by-side positionlyric - adj. expressing deep personal emotion; used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range; of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way); relating to or being musical drama; noun a short poem of songlike quality; the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; verb write lyrics for (a song)magic - adj. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; noun any art that invokes supernatural powers; an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observersrealism - noun the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth; (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived;(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names; an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description; the state of being actual or realmetaphor - noun a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similaritymetonymy - noun substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')modernism - noun practices typical of contemporary life or thought;genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres; the quality of being current or of the presentmonologue - noun a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor; a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation); speech you make to yourselfmood - noun verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker; a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; the prevailing psychological statemotif - noun a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors; a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music; a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic workmyth - noun a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a peoplenarrative - adj. consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story; noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television programnarrator - noun someone who tells a storynaturalism - noun (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations; an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual descriptionnovelette - noun a short novelnovella - noun a short novelomniscient - adj. infinitely wiseonomatopoeia - noun using words that imitate the sound they denoteoxymoron - noun conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')pacing - noun walking with slow regular strides; (music) the speed at which a composition is to be playedparable - noun (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; a short moral story (often with animal characters)paradox - noun (logic) a statement that contradicts itself