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AP Latin Literary Terms

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1. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity






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






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






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






5. Branch of linguistics - choice of words






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






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






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






9. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing






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






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






12. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse






18. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader






19. An omition






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






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






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






23. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work






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






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






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






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






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






29. Comparison between two opposite things






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






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






32. A revelation






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






34. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates






35. A recurring theme






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






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






38. The major category into which a literary work fits






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






40. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing






41. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights






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






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






44. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






45. Word choice






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






47. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice






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






49. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented






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