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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
extended metaphor
subject complement
rhetorical modes
invective
2. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
homily
pedantic
mondegreen
connotation
3. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
assonance
exposition
symbolism
motif
4. Repetition of vowel sounds
symbolism
point of view
assonance
syntax
5. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
denotation
anaphora
thesis
onomatopeia
6. A device used to produce figurative language
figure of speech
imagery
extended metaphor
point of view
7. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
tone
euphemism
conceit
grammatical mood
8. A revelation
narration
anachronism
pedantic
epiphany
9. Branch of linguistics - choice of words
subordinate clause
prose
semantics
anachronism
10. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
invective
loose sentence
personification
predicate adjective
11. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
periodic sentence
analogy
asyndeton
ellipsis
12. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
alliteration
genre
periodic sentence
figure of speech
13. Misplaced information - out of time or place
point of view
anachronism
pedantic
analogy
14. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
syntax
homily
syllogism
apostrophe
15. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
denotation
metonomy
subject complement
ellipsis
16. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
chiasmus
tone
description
invective
17. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
prose
theme
ellipsis
onomatopeia
18. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
allegory
asyndeton
colloquialism
homily
19. Arguement attacking a man - a false arguement
ad hominem
ambiguity
mondegreen
asyndeton
20. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
sarcasm
aphorism
rhetorical modes
assonance
21. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
wit
rhetorical modes
tone
syntax
22. Comparison between two opposite things
ad hominem
diction
conceit
imagery
23. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
atmosphere
rhetoric
syntax
analogy
24. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
predicate nominative
metonomy
rhetoric
metaphor
25. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
atmosphere
point of view
figurative language
tone
26. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
connotation
wit
tone
parody
27. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
exposition
ad hominem
argumentation
assonance
28. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action
persuasive writing
rhetorical modes
chiasmus
description
29. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
aphorism
syllogism
figurative language
metaphor
30. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
connotation
understatement
parallel structure
syllogism
31. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
style
hyperbole
antecedent
allegory
32. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
allusion
epiphany
exposition
metaphor
33. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
symbolism
denotation
subject complement
personification
34. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
assonance
mondegreen
atmosphere
apostrophe
35. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
allusion
antecedent
loose sentence
euphemism
36. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
didactic
paradox
analogy
parody
37. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
rhetorical modes
understatement
chiasmus
antecedent
38. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
chiasmus
paradox
ad hominem
ellipsis
39. The major category into which a literary work fits
persuasive writing
rhetorical modes
periodic sentence
genre
40. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
literary mood
inference
syntax
asyndeton
41. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
repetition
apostrophe
connotation
motif
42. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
rhetorical modes
metaphor
syllogism
parody
43. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
invective
extended metaphor
argumentation
atmosphere
44. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
semantics
analogy
predicate nominative
subordinate clause
45. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
motif
predicate nominative
asyndeton
parallel structure
46. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
description
antecedent
parody
imagery
47. Word choice
diction
mondegreen
onomatopeia
subordinate clause
48. To tell a story of an event or series of events
genre
personification
repetition
narration
49. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
hyperbole
denotation
periodic sentence
anachronism
50. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
subordinate clause
wit
inference
didactic