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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. An omition
prose
hyperbole
ellipsis
colloquialism
2. A recurring theme
motif
semantics
parody
apostrophe
3. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
persuasive writing
metaphor
irony
connotation
4. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
pedantic
oxymoron
rhetorical modes
parallel structure
5. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
metonomy
didactic
genre
satire
6. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
repetition
persuasive writing
point of view
motif
7. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
satire
euphemism
sarcasm
extended metaphor
8. The major category into which a literary work fits
predicate nominative
understatement
diction
genre
9. Branch of linguistics - choice of words
hyperbole
alliteration
semantics
thesis
10. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
anaphora
periodic sentence
epiphany
repetition
11. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
grammatical mood
thesis
periodic sentence
rhetoric
12. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
predicate adjective
denotation
sarcasm
oxymoron
13. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
chiasmus
oxymoron
style
homily
14. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
persuasive writing
mondegreen
symbolism
semantics
15. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
literary mood
exposition
figure of speech
analogy
16. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
onomatopeia
chiasmus
figurative language
connotation
17. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
connotation
oxymoron
rhetoric
allegory
18. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
aphorism
satire
narration
syllogism
19. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
analogy
literary mood
semantics
personification
20. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
denotation
syntax
motif
assonance
21. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
parallel structure
point of view
antecedent
wit
22. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
inference
hyperbole
loose sentence
apostrophe
23. A revelation
literary mood
parallel structure
style
epiphany
24. Comparison between two opposite things
conceit
diction
exposition
satire
25. Misinterpretation of a phrase
satire
metaphor
mondegreen
imagery
26. 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
understatement
asyndeton
subordinate clause
metonomy
27. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
aphorism
thesis
parallel structure
assonance
28. Perspective from which the story is told
predicate adjective
metaphor
point of view
homily
29. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
tone
loose sentence
alliteration
onomatopeia
30. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
literary mood
style
thesis
analogy
31. To tell a story of an event or series of events
sarcasm
symbolism
colloquialism
narration
32. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
syntax
diction
wit
imagery
33. Central idea or message of the work
theme
repetition
homily
predicate nominative
34. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
pedantic
rhetoric
point of view
rhetorical modes
35. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
homily
literary mood
syntax
repetition
36. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
allusion
colloquialism
thesis
satire
37. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
syntax
ambiguity
metaphor
euphemism
38. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
subject complement
chiasmus
syllogism
narration
39. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
syllogism
rhetorical modes
anachronism
argumentation
40. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
loose sentence
style
motif
metonomy
41. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
apostrophe
thesis
subject complement
paradox
42. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
inference
extended metaphor
understatement
denotation
43. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
anachronism
imagery
alliteration
literary mood
44. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
ambiguity
exposition
thesis
personification
45. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
alliteration
irony
asyndeton
anaphora
46. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement
theme
chiasmus
asyndeton
pedantic
47. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
parallel structure
exposition
anachronism
chiasmus
48. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
periodic sentence
alliteration
euphemism
aphorism
49. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
point of view
subject complement
hyperbole
wit
50. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
conceit
predicate adjective
semantics
atmosphere