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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. A revelation
thesis
anaphora
ellipsis
epiphany
2. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
symbolism
allegory
syntax
allusion
3. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
description
apostrophe
allusion
subordinate clause
4. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
persuasive writing
ad hominem
rhetorical modes
satire
5. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
style
metaphor
allusion
theme
6. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
paradox
apostrophe
theme
narration
7. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
predicate nominative
apostrophe
allusion
figure of speech
8. Story within a story
invective
literary mood
subject complement
allegory
9. Repetition of vowel sounds
irony
theme
assonance
syntax
10. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
ad hominem
mondegreen
figurative language
parallel structure
11. Central idea or message of the work
understatement
persuasive writing
paradox
theme
12. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
homily
exposition
motif
rhetoric
13. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
style
syntax
predicate nominative
metaphor
14. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
euphemism
thesis
personification
rhetoric
15. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
euphemism
atmosphere
ad hominem
subject complement
16. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
denotation
predicate adjective
metaphor
argumentation
17. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
anachronism
semantics
grammatical mood
anaphora
18. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
personification
conceit
syllogism
rhetoric
19. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement
asyndeton
loose sentence
oxymoron
apostrophe
20. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
theme
pedantic
ambiguity
anaphora
21. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
sarcasm
prose
exposition
chiasmus
22. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
semantics
connotation
syntax
rhetoric
23. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
inference
epiphany
ellipsis
sarcasm
24. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
invective
alliteration
satire
mondegreen
25. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
grammatical mood
satire
sarcasm
description
26. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
motif
imagery
tone
ambiguity
27. The major category into which a literary work fits
didactic
anaphora
genre
extended metaphor
28. Word choice
connotation
semantics
understatement
diction
29. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
argumentation
ambiguity
pedantic
chiasmus
30. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
connotation
satire
periodic sentence
thesis
31. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
wit
rhetoric
anachronism
theme
32. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
semantics
anaphora
allusion
loose sentence
33. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
paradox
symbolism
allusion
alliteration
34. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
parody
chiasmus
connotation
metaphor
35. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
style
extended metaphor
allegory
conceit
36. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader
prose
style
allusion
argumentation
37. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
thesis
apostrophe
wit
ambiguity
38. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
syllogism
tone
euphemism
connotation
39. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
sarcasm
denotation
imagery
pedantic
40. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
wit
euphemism
aphorism
asyndeton
41. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
periodic sentence
euphemism
anaphora
oxymoron
42. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
tone
imagery
predicate nominative
syntax
43. A device used to produce figurative language
predicate adjective
invective
pedantic
figure of speech
44. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
wit
ambiguity
figurative language
paradox
45. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
irony
onomatopeia
pedantic
metaphor
46. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
symbolism
motif
atmosphere
inference
47. A recurring theme
assonance
exposition
inference
motif
48. 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
point of view
literary mood
denotation
subordinate clause
49. Comparison between two opposite things
onomatopeia
motif
metaphor
conceit
50. Branch of linguistics - choice of words
semantics
atmosphere
metaphor
apostrophe