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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. A recurring theme
oxymoron
extended metaphor
denotation
motif
2. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
repetition
allusion
personification
ambiguity
3. Branch of linguistics - choice of words
aphorism
mondegreen
semantics
assonance
4. Central idea or message of the work
anachronism
theme
predicate adjective
point of view
5. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
syllogism
theme
parallel structure
wit
6. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
irony
euphemism
rhetoric
didactic
7. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
pedantic
parody
argumentation
alliteration
8. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
symbolism
syllogism
prose
literary mood
9. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
extended metaphor
chiasmus
rhetorical modes
epiphany
10. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
parallel structure
syllogism
imagery
motif
11. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
literary mood
satire
periodic sentence
description
12. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
extended metaphor
rhetoric
figure of speech
paradox
13. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
subject complement
pedantic
figurative language
connotation
14. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
oxymoron
tone
description
repetition
15. A revelation
sarcasm
homily
epiphany
theme
16. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
extended metaphor
symbolism
paradox
allusion
17. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
personification
allegory
pedantic
inference
18. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
personification
ad hominem
apostrophe
prose
19. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
figurative language
style
sarcasm
antecedent
20. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
atmosphere
semantics
repetition
narration
21. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
theme
understatement
symbolism
denotation
22. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
predicate nominative
prose
predicate adjective
hyperbole
23. The major category into which a literary work fits
pedantic
rhetorical modes
genre
ad hominem
24. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language
style
invective
satire
mondegreen
25. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
inference
alliteration
parallel structure
loose sentence
26. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
predicate nominative
thesis
mondegreen
connotation
27. Misplaced information - out of time or place
tone
style
metonomy
anachronism
28. Repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
semantics
homily
argumentation
29. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
ambiguity
atmosphere
assonance
apostrophe
30. 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
subordinate clause
symbolism
wit
predicate adjective
31. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
ad hominem
metaphor
rhetoric
denotation
32. Misinterpretation of a phrase
paradox
mondegreen
motif
ad hominem
33. Comparison between two opposite things
genre
conceit
oxymoron
persuasive writing
34. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action
persuasive writing
narration
parody
grammatical mood
35. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
point of view
motif
diction
didactic
36. Story within a story
diction
imagery
rhetoric
allegory
37. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
hyperbole
conceit
antecedent
prose
38. An omition
ellipsis
description
oxymoron
wit
39. Perspective from which the story is told
denotation
point of view
periodic sentence
literary mood
40. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
rhetorical modes
paradox
homily
euphemism
41. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
analogy
anaphora
theme
allusion
42. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
alliteration
invective
style
sarcasm
43. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
wit
predicate nominative
aphorism
denotation
44. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement
asyndeton
invective
paradox
assonance
45. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
antecedent
atmosphere
theme
literary mood
46. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
point of view
predicate adjective
assonance
didactic
47. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
imagery
thesis
description
ellipsis
48. A device used to produce figurative language
parody
motif
figure of speech
loose sentence
49. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
antecedent
loose sentence
syntax
connotation
50. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
homily
atmosphere
rhetoric
subject complement