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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
anaphora
analogy
diction
predicate nominative
2. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
style
imagery
colloquialism
ambiguity
3. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
subordinate clause
repetition
subject complement
atmosphere
4. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
rhetorical modes
euphemism
personification
subordinate clause
5. To tell a story of an event or series of events
epiphany
narration
repetition
semantics
6. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
syllogism
connotation
grammatical mood
loose sentence
7. 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
syllogism
subordinate clause
theme
grammatical mood
8. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
didactic
syllogism
symbolism
understatement
9. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
ambiguity
figurative language
epiphany
irony
10. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
syntax
personification
tone
imagery
11. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
tone
homily
sarcasm
predicate nominative
12. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
hyperbole
grammatical mood
description
metaphor
13. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
predicate adjective
understatement
tone
satire
14. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language
loose sentence
connotation
invective
didactic
15. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
description
parallel structure
imagery
personification
16. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
narration
rhetoric
figurative language
aphorism
17. Repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
understatement
periodic sentence
invective
18. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
extended metaphor
subject complement
wit
grammatical mood
19. A recurring theme
loose sentence
motif
euphemism
invective
20. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
onomatopeia
narration
periodic sentence
syntax
21. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
tone
prose
parody
genre
22. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
persuasive writing
exposition
wit
connotation
23. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
understatement
symbolism
syllogism
narration
24. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
antecedent
rhetoric
repetition
oxymoron
25. Word choice
irony
diction
metaphor
semantics
26. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
allegory
motif
epiphany
apostrophe
27. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
allusion
oxymoron
sarcasm
atmosphere
28. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
figure of speech
predicate adjective
irony
chiasmus
29. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
pedantic
paradox
ellipsis
exposition
30. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
ad hominem
analogy
loose sentence
atmosphere
31. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
didactic
chiasmus
analogy
rhetoric
32. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
imagery
anaphora
understatement
sarcasm
33. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
parallel structure
syntax
inference
description
34. An omition
ellipsis
allegory
anachronism
argumentation
35. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
diction
colloquialism
onomatopeia
asyndeton
36. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
invective
onomatopeia
genre
literary mood
37. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
connotation
genre
understatement
hyperbole
38. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement
grammatical mood
tone
antecedent
asyndeton
39. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
assonance
paradox
figure of speech
thesis
40. A device used to produce figurative language
syllogism
figure of speech
predicate adjective
connotation
41. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
rhetorical modes
allegory
literary mood
aphorism
42. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
ambiguity
point of view
irony
repetition
43. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
metonomy
didactic
antecedent
irony
44. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
thesis
understatement
syntax
alliteration
45. Central idea or message of the work
rhetoric
theme
wit
predicate nominative
46. Misplaced information - out of time or place
anachronism
alliteration
extended metaphor
syntax
47. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
figurative language
hyperbole
paradox
chiasmus
48. Branch of linguistics - choice of words
semantics
thesis
chiasmus
inference
49. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
metonomy
predicate adjective
alliteration
colloquialism
50. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
anaphora
figurative language
syllogism
symbolism
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