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AP Latin Literary Terms

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Story within a story






2. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language






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






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






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






6. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights






7. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work






8. Misplaced information - out of time or place






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






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






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






12. The major category into which a literary work fits






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






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






15. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes






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






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






18. 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






19. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






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






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






30. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






31. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing






32. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout






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






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






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






36. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration






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






38. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word






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






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






41. Comparison between two opposite things






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






43. Perspective from which the story is told






44. An omition






45. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers






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






47. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented






48. A recurring theme






49. A revelation






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