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AP Latin Literary Terms

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement






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






13. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word






14. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented






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






16. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration






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






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






19. Misplaced information - out of time or place






20. Branch of linguistics - choice of words






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






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






23. Repetition of vowel sounds






24. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work






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






26. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates






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






28. Comparison between two opposite things






29. A device used to produce figurative language






30. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






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






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






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






34. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject






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






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






37. 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






38. An omition






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






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






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






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






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






44. Word choice






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






46. Story within a story






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






48. The major category into which a literary work fits






49. Central idea or message of the work






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