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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
ambiguity
prose
analogy
argumentation
2. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
style
description
parallel structure
ad hominem
3. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
ambiguity
genre
tone
repetition
4. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
ambiguity
anachronism
loose sentence
parallel structure
5. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
alliteration
motif
inference
paradox
6. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
extended metaphor
syllogism
ambiguity
oxymoron
7. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
tone
parallel structure
mondegreen
satire
8. Arguement attacking a man - a false arguement
anaphora
hyperbole
extended metaphor
ad hominem
9. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
oxymoron
colloquialism
rhetoric
apostrophe
10. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
allusion
assonance
didactic
oxymoron
11. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language
assonance
invective
subject complement
irony
12. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
sarcasm
style
argumentation
pedantic
13. To tell a story of an event or series of events
rhetorical modes
motif
narration
imagery
14. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
alliteration
syllogism
anachronism
predicate adjective
15. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
anaphora
anachronism
oxymoron
theme
16. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
diction
ellipsis
wit
metonomy
17. Misplaced information - out of time or place
figurative language
antecedent
rhetoric
anachronism
18. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
aphorism
theme
onomatopeia
mondegreen
19. Central idea or message of the work
rhetoric
satire
euphemism
theme
20. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
sarcasm
wit
understatement
hyperbole
21. Repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
exposition
apostrophe
figurative language
22. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
satire
atmosphere
argumentation
chiasmus
23. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
figure of speech
wit
antecedent
inference
24. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
alliteration
hyperbole
rhetorical modes
denotation
25. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
onomatopeia
analogy
metaphor
personification
26. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
periodic sentence
denotation
literary mood
irony
27. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
analogy
assonance
connotation
predicate adjective
28. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement
pedantic
loose sentence
asyndeton
subject complement
29. The major category into which a literary work fits
genre
apostrophe
metonomy
argumentation
30. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
paradox
narration
invective
rhetoric
31. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
rhetorical modes
semantics
apostrophe
understatement
32. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
pedantic
homily
chiasmus
literary mood
33. A revelation
genre
anaphora
oxymoron
epiphany
34. Story within a story
rhetorical modes
grammatical mood
allegory
figurative language
35. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
syntax
metonomy
grammatical mood
argumentation
36. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
extended metaphor
syntax
subject complement
pedantic
37. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
analogy
rhetoric
tone
parallel structure
38. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
syllogism
mondegreen
literary mood
rhetorical modes
39. A device used to produce figurative language
subject complement
figure of speech
personification
symbolism
40. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
metonomy
style
sarcasm
rhetorical modes
41. 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
epiphany
oxymoron
syntax
42. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
metaphor
symbolism
style
aphorism
43. Branch of linguistics - choice of words
argumentation
conceit
semantics
connotation
44. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
anaphora
syllogism
personification
colloquialism
45. A recurring theme
epiphany
ad hominem
motif
subordinate clause
46. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
figurative language
colloquialism
understatement
denotation
47. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
asyndeton
ad hominem
conceit
imagery
48. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader
argumentation
syntax
alliteration
rhetorical modes
49. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
chiasmus
euphemism
invective
extended metaphor
50. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
ellipsis
loose sentence
connotation
alliteration