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AP Latin Literary Terms

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1. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work






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






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






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






5. Comparison between two opposite things






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






7. Misplaced information - out of time or place






8. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader






9. Misinterpretation of a phrase






10. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause






11. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end






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






20. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights






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






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






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






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






25. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration






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






27. Story within a story






28. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject






29. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known






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






31. A revelation






32. A device used to produce figurative language






33. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented






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






35. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement






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






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






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






39. Word choice






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






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






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






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






44. Central idea or message of the work






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






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






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






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






49. Arguement attacking a man - a false arguement






50. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases







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