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AP Latin Literary Terms

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1. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject






2. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors






3. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject






4. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable






5. To tell a story of an event or series of events






6. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units






7. Clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb






8. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals






9. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant






10. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes






11. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice






12. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader






13. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is






14. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language






15. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions






16. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking






17. Repetition of vowel sounds






18. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude






19. A recurring theme






20. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences






21. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both






22. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes






23. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises






24. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox






25. Word choice






26. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary






27. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known






28. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






29. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion






30. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work






31. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect






32. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause






33. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity






34. An omition






35. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing






36. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words






37. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates






38. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement






39. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity






40. A device used to produce figurative language






41. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle






42. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage






43. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it






44. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing






45. Central idea or message of the work






46. Misplaced information - out of time or place






47. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid






48. Branch of linguistics - choice of words






49. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject






50. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete







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