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AP Latin Literary Terms

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1. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity






2. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented






3. Misinterpretation of a phrase






4. Story within a story






5. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage






6. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word






7. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals






8. Word choice






9. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox






10. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity






11. Perspective from which the story is told






12. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words






13. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes






14. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration






15. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid






16. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates






17. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement






18. A device used to produce figurative language






19. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions






20. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause






21. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work






22. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude






23. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject






24. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout






25. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work






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






27. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something






28. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse






29. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject






30. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






31. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words






32. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject






33. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity






34. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule






35. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known






36. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle






37. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking






38. Comparison between two opposite things






39. Branch of linguistics - choice of words






40. A recurring theme






41. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes






42. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary






43. An omition






44. The major category into which a literary work fits






45. To tell a story of an event or series of events






46. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers






47. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units






48. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises






49. Repetition of vowel sounds






50. Misplaced information - out of time or place







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