SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
AP Latin Literary Terms
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
languages
,
ap
,
latin
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
sarcasm
extended metaphor
satire
apostrophe
2. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
atmosphere
rhetorical modes
asyndeton
loose sentence
3. Word choice
ambiguity
diction
onomatopeia
paradox
4. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
wit
alliteration
homily
thesis
5. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
repetition
atmosphere
asyndeton
subject complement
6. A device used to produce figurative language
ambiguity
atmosphere
periodic sentence
figure of speech
7. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
literary mood
extended metaphor
allusion
imagery
8. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
analogy
theme
assonance
anaphora
9. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
alliteration
metaphor
aphorism
theme
10. Branch of linguistics - choice of words
chiasmus
oxymoron
semantics
hyperbole
11. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
invective
symbolism
asyndeton
genre
12. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
antecedent
asyndeton
hyperbole
figurative language
13. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
epiphany
euphemism
hyperbole
predicate nominative
14. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
sarcasm
syntax
assonance
subject complement
15. Story within a story
thesis
rhetorical modes
tone
allegory
16. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
subordinate clause
pedantic
hyperbole
sarcasm
17. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
euphemism
theme
metaphor
tone
18. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement
denotation
syntax
asyndeton
ad hominem
19. 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
epiphany
subordinate clause
persuasive writing
apostrophe
20. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
periodic sentence
connotation
style
thesis
21. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action
imagery
persuasive writing
parody
periodic sentence
22. A revelation
allusion
epiphany
description
figure of speech
23. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
understatement
inference
oxymoron
satire
24. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
atmosphere
allusion
loose sentence
epiphany
25. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
argumentation
irony
metonomy
personification
26. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
tone
chiasmus
wit
sarcasm
27. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
exposition
oxymoron
wit
subject complement
28. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
semantics
paradox
invective
inference
29. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
syllogism
inference
loose sentence
semantics
30. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
thesis
imagery
figurative language
narration
31. Perspective from which the story is told
diction
ambiguity
point of view
onomatopeia
32. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
invective
exposition
metaphor
point of view
33. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
parallel structure
euphemism
pedantic
irony
34. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
metonomy
thesis
periodic sentence
invective
35. To tell a story of an event or series of events
irony
rhetoric
conceit
narration
36. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
irony
genre
hyperbole
predicate nominative
37. An omition
oxymoron
antecedent
ellipsis
connotation
38. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
syntax
style
motif
literary mood
39. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
literary mood
syllogism
tone
onomatopeia
40. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
paradox
sarcasm
inference
conceit
41. Repetition of vowel sounds
loose sentence
exposition
inference
assonance
42. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
apostrophe
symbolism
persuasive writing
onomatopeia
43. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
atmosphere
anachronism
repetition
point of view
44. The major category into which a literary work fits
exposition
parallel structure
ellipsis
genre
45. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
connotation
aphorism
chiasmus
atmosphere
46. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
symbolism
irony
diction
parody
47. Comparison between two opposite things
argumentation
conceit
semantics
thesis
48. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
description
rhetorical modes
style
syntax
49. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
motif
style
pedantic
prose
50. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
diction
allusion
style
rhetorical modes