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AP Latin Literary Terms

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals






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






3. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word






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






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






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






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






8. An omition






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






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






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






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






13. Misplaced information - out of time or place






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






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






16. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause






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






18. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing






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






20. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates






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






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






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






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






25. Misinterpretation of a phrase






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






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






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






29. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule






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






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






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






33. Arguement attacking a man - a false arguement






34. A revelation






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






36. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights






37. 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






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






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






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






41. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






42. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse






43. Branch of linguistics - choice of words






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






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






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






47. Story within a story






48. The major category into which a literary work fits






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






50. Comparison between two opposite things