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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
colloquialism
literary mood
allegory
2. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
symbolism
genre
ellipsis
understatement
3. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
allegory
figurative language
syllogism
parallel structure
4. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
invective
didactic
description
anachronism
5. Central idea or message of the work
theme
exposition
repetition
tone
6. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
alliteration
argumentation
onomatopeia
metonomy
7. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
inference
euphemism
periodic sentence
apostrophe
8. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
imagery
paradox
onomatopeia
pedantic
9. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
connotation
alliteration
analogy
imagery
10. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
atmosphere
assonance
rhetorical modes
figure of speech
11. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
apostrophe
repetition
onomatopeia
figurative language
12. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
exposition
anaphora
rhetoric
oxymoron
13. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
homily
mondegreen
extended metaphor
irony
14. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
tone
description
repetition
periodic sentence
15. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement
anaphora
alliteration
irony
asyndeton
16. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
didactic
anaphora
tone
colloquialism
17. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
satire
genre
persuasive writing
loose sentence
18. Misinterpretation of a phrase
paradox
sarcasm
apostrophe
mondegreen
19. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
thesis
analogy
narration
syllogism
20. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
rhetorical modes
epiphany
paradox
connotation
21. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
colloquialism
inference
prose
argumentation
22. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
grammatical mood
subject complement
subordinate clause
theme
23. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
antecedent
ellipsis
connotation
paradox
24. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
exposition
figure of speech
ellipsis
literary mood
25. Perspective from which the story is told
subordinate clause
apostrophe
point of view
onomatopeia
26. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
periodic sentence
personification
pedantic
ambiguity
27. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
style
grammatical mood
narration
periodic sentence
28. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
asyndeton
persuasive writing
anaphora
parody
29. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
parody
description
wit
style
30. A recurring theme
paradox
motif
connotation
ad hominem
31. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
chiasmus
description
anachronism
symbolism
32. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
denotation
metaphor
ellipsis
personification
33. The major category into which a literary work fits
narration
homily
argumentation
genre
34. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
extended metaphor
grammatical mood
invective
syllogism
35. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
mondegreen
wit
syllogism
analogy
36. 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
imagery
metonomy
subordinate clause
oxymoron
37. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
irony
asyndeton
symbolism
syllogism
38. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
style
allusion
metaphor
atmosphere
39. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
hyperbole
irony
parallel structure
personification
40. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action
persuasive writing
figure of speech
subordinate clause
analogy
41. To tell a story of an event or series of events
personification
diction
extended metaphor
narration
42. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
antecedent
anaphora
apostrophe
periodic sentence
43. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
hyperbole
onomatopeia
persuasive writing
thesis
44. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
rhetoric
thesis
exposition
chiasmus
45. Comparison between two opposite things
sarcasm
conceit
chiasmus
antecedent
46. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
grammatical mood
atmosphere
thesis
sarcasm
47. An omition
ellipsis
predicate adjective
allegory
sarcasm
48. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
asyndeton
predicate nominative
aphorism
imagery
49. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
description
ambiguity
literary mood
point of view
50. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
rhetoric
homily
predicate adjective
extended metaphor