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AP Latin Literary Terms

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1. Repetition of vowel sounds






2. A revelation






3. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both






4. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors






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






6. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete






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






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






9. 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






10. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences






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






12. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader






13. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect






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






15. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse






16. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action






17. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates






18. Comparison between two opposite things






19. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable






20. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights






21. Central idea or message of the work






22. Misplaced information - out of time or place






23. Branch of linguistics - choice of words






24. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern






25. Word choice






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






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






28. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration






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






30. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule






31. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it






32. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion






33. Arguement attacking a man - a false arguement






34. Perspective from which the story is told






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






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






37. An omition






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






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






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






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






42. Misinterpretation of a phrase






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






44. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work






45. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is






46. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing






47. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant






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






49. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






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