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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
extended metaphor
theme
literary mood
didactic
2. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
irony
grammatical mood
imagery
connotation
3. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
rhetoric
syllogism
parody
denotation
4. Misinterpretation of a phrase
mondegreen
style
tone
rhetoric
5. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
metaphor
oxymoron
analogy
semantics
6. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
grammatical mood
description
wit
ellipsis
7. Story within a story
narration
argumentation
allegory
allusion
8. Word choice
mondegreen
diction
persuasive writing
ambiguity
9. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader
syllogism
argumentation
antecedent
grammatical mood
10. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
loose sentence
inference
thesis
syllogism
11. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
metonomy
anaphora
euphemism
predicate nominative
12. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
homily
assonance
personification
symbolism
13. A recurring theme
wit
point of view
motif
subordinate clause
14. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
imagery
semantics
pedantic
didactic
15. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement
asyndeton
literary mood
argumentation
persuasive writing
16. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
predicate nominative
metaphor
predicate adjective
persuasive writing
17. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
oxymoron
colloquialism
allegory
parody
18. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
subordinate clause
argumentation
repetition
subject complement
19. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
theme
ad hominem
assonance
subject complement
20. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
extended metaphor
mondegreen
asyndeton
argumentation
21. Branch of linguistics - choice of words
semantics
loose sentence
ellipsis
assonance
22. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
syllogism
extended metaphor
ad hominem
description
23. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
semantics
irony
invective
grammatical mood
24. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
point of view
symbolism
semantics
tone
25. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
rhetoric
mondegreen
parallel structure
argumentation
26. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
rhetoric
diction
irony
argumentation
27. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
homily
chiasmus
asyndeton
onomatopeia
28. Repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
tone
diction
rhetoric
29. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
chiasmus
symbolism
figurative language
thesis
30. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
didactic
literary mood
loose sentence
paradox
31. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
tone
oxymoron
metonomy
semantics
32. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
sarcasm
extended metaphor
repetition
pedantic
33. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
genre
assonance
onomatopeia
prose
34. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
analogy
figurative language
theme
didactic
35. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
ellipsis
epiphany
imagery
symbolism
36. To tell a story of an event or series of events
rhetoric
apostrophe
narration
personification
37. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
ad hominem
satire
apostrophe
syntax
38. A revelation
epiphany
literary mood
aphorism
understatement
39. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
epiphany
assonance
parody
didactic
40. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
atmosphere
style
figurative language
anachronism
41. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
oxymoron
rhetoric
symbolism
allusion
42. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language
invective
style
periodic sentence
connotation
43. An omition
allusion
prose
ellipsis
parallel structure
44. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
homily
allegory
antecedent
argumentation
45. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
subject complement
onomatopeia
figurative language
alliteration
46. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
metonomy
argumentation
anaphora
mondegreen
47. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
figurative language
narration
subordinate clause
loose sentence
48. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
apostrophe
predicate nominative
periodic sentence
ambiguity
49. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
conceit
periodic sentence
homily
anachronism
50. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
subject complement
figurative language
prose
argumentation