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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Misinterpretation of a phrase
mondegreen
rhetorical modes
syllogism
understatement
2. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
style
asyndeton
subject complement
theme
3. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
predicate adjective
allusion
extended metaphor
metaphor
4. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
oxymoron
mondegreen
parody
subject complement
5. Perspective from which the story is told
persuasive writing
argumentation
metaphor
point of view
6. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
diction
inference
ambiguity
oxymoron
7. 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
theme
hyperbole
subordinate clause
atmosphere
8. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
symbolism
allusion
wit
homily
9. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
wit
style
rhetoric
allegory
10. To tell a story of an event or series of events
syllogism
persuasive writing
narration
predicate nominative
11. A device used to produce figurative language
parody
invective
figure of speech
exposition
12. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
colloquialism
allusion
alliteration
argumentation
13. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
theme
irony
allusion
literary mood
14. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
anachronism
symbolism
grammatical mood
chiasmus
15. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
allusion
irony
grammatical mood
paradox
16. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
predicate nominative
epiphany
imagery
syllogism
17. The major category into which a literary work fits
onomatopeia
rhetorical modes
alliteration
genre
18. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
subject complement
extended metaphor
didactic
conceit
19. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
understatement
epiphany
parallel structure
repetition
20. Misplaced information - out of time or place
metaphor
anachronism
connotation
style
21. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
grammatical mood
imagery
allusion
metonomy
22. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
colloquialism
personification
figurative language
inference
23. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
exposition
hyperbole
didactic
ambiguity
24. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
repetition
narration
assonance
aphorism
25. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
persuasive writing
exposition
apostrophe
ellipsis
26. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
understatement
apostrophe
imagery
description
27. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
parallel structure
extended metaphor
exposition
subject complement
28. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action
tone
persuasive writing
motif
metonomy
29. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
rhetorical modes
argumentation
semantics
metaphor
30. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
connotation
ambiguity
paradox
semantics
31. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
ambiguity
understatement
motif
allusion
32. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
figure of speech
homily
prose
assonance
33. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
figurative language
colloquialism
inference
chiasmus
34. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
motif
repetition
allusion
subject complement
35. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
rhetorical modes
point of view
ellipsis
thesis
36. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
metonomy
rhetorical modes
satire
literary mood
37. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
sarcasm
thesis
didactic
tone
38. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader
argumentation
hyperbole
allusion
subject complement
39. A revelation
conceit
chiasmus
periodic sentence
epiphany
40. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
ambiguity
conceit
predicate adjective
apostrophe
41. An omition
figurative language
euphemism
anachronism
ellipsis
42. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
loose sentence
satire
anachronism
anaphora
43. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
oxymoron
metonomy
sarcasm
anachronism
44. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
onomatopeia
oxymoron
semantics
predicate adjective
45. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
argumentation
irony
narration
oxymoron
46. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
denotation
genre
didactic
euphemism
47. Word choice
figurative language
anachronism
subject complement
diction
48. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
figure of speech
style
exposition
predicate nominative
49. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
diction
satire
assonance
syntax
50. A recurring theme
prose
inference
motif
rhetorical modes