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