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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
chiasmus
atmosphere
personification
oxymoron
2. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
rhetorical modes
loose sentence
metonomy
metaphor
3. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
prose
analogy
tone
syllogism
4. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
anachronism
antecedent
inference
analogy
5. A device used to produce figurative language
syntax
figure of speech
satire
antecedent
6. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
syllogism
periodic sentence
anachronism
allusion
7. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
symbolism
grammatical mood
periodic sentence
analogy
8. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
tone
didactic
oxymoron
analogy
9. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
connotation
theme
predicate adjective
literary mood
10. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
anaphora
grammatical mood
satire
ellipsis
11. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
conceit
allusion
predicate adjective
chiasmus
12. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
subject complement
atmosphere
literary mood
hyperbole
13. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
sarcasm
predicate nominative
didactic
subject complement
14. Misinterpretation of a phrase
semantics
mondegreen
allusion
genre
15. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
analogy
diction
syntax
allusion
16. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
colloquialism
rhetoric
style
satire
17. Repetition of vowel sounds
hyperbole
diction
assonance
subject complement
18. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
motif
alliteration
argumentation
wit
19. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
loose sentence
alliteration
semantics
hyperbole
20. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
repetition
colloquialism
connotation
imagery
21. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
rhetoric
metonomy
analogy
conceit
22. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
repetition
aphorism
sarcasm
homily
23. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
invective
grammatical mood
style
symbolism
24. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
analogy
figurative language
inference
apostrophe
25. A recurring theme
denotation
motif
extended metaphor
rhetorical modes
26. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
atmosphere
chiasmus
didactic
ellipsis
27. The major category into which a literary work fits
genre
metaphor
diction
assonance
28. To tell a story of an event or series of events
connotation
narration
wit
onomatopeia
29. An omition
narration
ellipsis
paradox
predicate adjective
30. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader
atmosphere
argumentation
analogy
semantics
31. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
invective
prose
inference
syllogism
32. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
paradox
didactic
metaphor
irony
33. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
rhetoric
aphorism
personification
pedantic
34. Word choice
pedantic
imagery
anaphora
diction
35. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
paradox
subject complement
ambiguity
denotation
36. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
literary mood
homily
apostrophe
conceit
37. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
extended metaphor
parallel structure
satire
loose sentence
38. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
inference
aphorism
analogy
symbolism
39. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
paradox
syllogism
predicate nominative
colloquialism
40. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
alliteration
anachronism
understatement
irony
41. Comparison between two opposite things
conceit
loose sentence
periodic sentence
description
42. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
subordinate clause
literary mood
rhetorical modes
narration
43. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
euphemism
conceit
allusion
anachronism
44. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
imagery
hyperbole
atmosphere
predicate nominative
45. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
conceit
rhetorical modes
inference
imagery
46. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
grammatical mood
mondegreen
narration
parallel structure
47. 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
subordinate clause
colloquialism
denotation
predicate nominative
48. Story within a story
style
oxymoron
allegory
grammatical mood
49. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
point of view
narration
exposition
irony
50. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
motif
wit
rhetorical modes
irony
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