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AP Latin Literary Terms

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude






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






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






4. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end






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






6. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing






7. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work






8. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known






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






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






11. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word






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






13. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action






14. The major category into which a literary work fits






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






16. Word choice






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






18. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something






19. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse






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






21. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish






22. 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






23. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity






24. A recurring theme






25. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words






26. Central idea or message of the work






27. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers






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






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






30. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause






31. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration






32. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement






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






34. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern






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






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






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






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






39. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights






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






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






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






43. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader






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






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






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






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






48. A device used to produce figurative language






49. Branch of linguistics - choice of words






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