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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. A device used to produce figurative language
grammatical mood
figure of speech
didactic
figurative language
2. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
loose sentence
mondegreen
parallel structure
colloquialism
3. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language
parody
wit
loose sentence
invective
4. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
persuasive writing
antecedent
epiphany
allegory
5. A revelation
figurative language
anaphora
anachronism
epiphany
6. Arguement attacking a man - a false arguement
ad hominem
ambiguity
assonance
literary mood
7. Branch of linguistics - choice of words
semantics
description
figurative language
connotation
8. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
motif
analogy
syntax
wit
9. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader
argumentation
repetition
hyperbole
aphorism
10. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
chiasmus
pedantic
antecedent
description
11. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
wit
ambiguity
personification
atmosphere
12. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
satire
paradox
analogy
hyperbole
13. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
hyperbole
repetition
predicate nominative
thesis
14. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
metonomy
metaphor
apostrophe
repetition
15. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
parallel structure
personification
subject complement
anachronism
16. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
alliteration
loose sentence
wit
subject complement
17. Word choice
diction
periodic sentence
sarcasm
asyndeton
18. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
rhetorical modes
imagery
semantics
irony
19. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
thesis
euphemism
inference
subject complement
20. Perspective from which the story is told
asyndeton
point of view
genre
tone
21. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
syllogism
oxymoron
atmosphere
euphemism
22. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
theme
apostrophe
semantics
epiphany
23. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
loose sentence
alliteration
personification
conceit
24. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
periodic sentence
hyperbole
conceit
allusion
25. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
prose
pedantic
antecedent
parallel structure
26. Comparison between two opposite things
ellipsis
conceit
mondegreen
theme
27. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
figure of speech
denotation
allusion
literary mood
28. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
style
narration
argumentation
euphemism
29. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
symbolism
alliteration
denotation
thesis
30. An omition
prose
metonomy
homily
ellipsis
31. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
figure of speech
denotation
pedantic
conceit
32. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
subject complement
diction
description
narration
33. A recurring theme
colloquialism
motif
loose sentence
argumentation
34. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
grammatical mood
symbolism
allusion
literary mood
35. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
parallel structure
epiphany
sarcasm
symbolism
36. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
chiasmus
exposition
understatement
metonomy
37. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
connotation
asyndeton
prose
homily
38. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
connotation
rhetoric
irony
semantics
39. To tell a story of an event or series of events
diction
narration
asyndeton
assonance
40. Misinterpretation of a phrase
syntax
mondegreen
persuasive writing
predicate nominative
41. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
onomatopeia
exposition
conceit
periodic sentence
42. Central idea or message of the work
theme
irony
thesis
periodic sentence
43. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
theme
repetition
mondegreen
syllogism
44. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
parody
tone
conceit
oxymoron
45. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
genre
metaphor
irony
analogy
46. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
figurative language
style
mondegreen
understatement
47. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
figure of speech
extended metaphor
motif
pedantic
48. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
anaphora
rhetorical modes
subject complement
wit
49. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
persuasive writing
literary mood
rhetoric
epiphany
50. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
apostrophe
ellipsis
metaphor
parody