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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
subordinate clause
prose
colloquialism
grammatical mood
2. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
metaphor
periodic sentence
hyperbole
alliteration
3. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
rhetoric
syntax
parallel structure
point of view
4. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
homily
sarcasm
understatement
epiphany
5. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
colloquialism
allegory
mondegreen
parallel structure
6. The major category into which a literary work fits
tone
paradox
genre
connotation
7. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
thesis
connotation
syntax
subordinate clause
8. 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
repetition
symbolism
genre
9. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
inference
onomatopeia
personification
irony
10. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
parody
invective
satire
thesis
11. A device used to produce figurative language
connotation
figure of speech
persuasive writing
apostrophe
12. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
didactic
epiphany
satire
imagery
13. Word choice
diction
assonance
personification
satire
14. An omition
ellipsis
subordinate clause
inference
anaphora
15. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
allegory
aphorism
anachronism
syntax
16. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
alliteration
subordinate clause
apostrophe
genre
17. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
rhetorical modes
periodic sentence
aphorism
analogy
18. Misplaced information - out of time or place
antecedent
anachronism
aphorism
alliteration
19. Repetition of vowel sounds
wit
ellipsis
assonance
irony
20. Arguement attacking a man - a false arguement
ad hominem
literary mood
narration
figurative language
21. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language
subordinate clause
invective
analogy
predicate adjective
22. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
periodic sentence
connotation
extended metaphor
atmosphere
23. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
metonomy
repetition
tone
asyndeton
24. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
predicate adjective
euphemism
pedantic
irony
25. Comparison between two opposite things
theme
mondegreen
conceit
rhetoric
26. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
point of view
atmosphere
analogy
alliteration
27. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
apostrophe
inference
satire
figure of speech
28. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
sarcasm
understatement
repetition
invective
29. A revelation
argumentation
epiphany
persuasive writing
euphemism
30. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
sarcasm
figure of speech
denotation
understatement
31. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
prose
satire
literary mood
narration
32. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
parody
alliteration
ad hominem
predicate adjective
33. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
rhetorical modes
tone
antecedent
exposition
34. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
extended metaphor
ad hominem
prose
periodic sentence
35. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
irony
genre
extended metaphor
denotation
36. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
didactic
predicate nominative
inference
semantics
37. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
rhetoric
onomatopeia
colloquialism
euphemism
38. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
prose
point of view
grammatical mood
subordinate clause
39. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
antecedent
understatement
chiasmus
parody
40. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
analogy
symbolism
diction
satire
41. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
ambiguity
hyperbole
euphemism
connotation
42. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
chiasmus
metaphor
genre
mondegreen
43. Central idea or message of the work
metaphor
theme
asyndeton
allusion
44. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
syllogism
metonomy
figure of speech
persuasive writing
45. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
asyndeton
theme
conceit
paradox
46. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
colloquialism
point of view
oxymoron
imagery
47. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
antecedent
anachronism
tone
description
48. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
pedantic
didactic
style
assonance
49. Misinterpretation of a phrase
antecedent
conceit
oxymoron
mondegreen
50. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
figurative language
chiasmus
thesis
prose