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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
figurative language
didactic
parallel structure
rhetorical modes
2. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
imagery
sarcasm
argumentation
exposition
3. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
loose sentence
imagery
sarcasm
exposition
4. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
extended metaphor
ad hominem
tone
paradox
5. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
figure of speech
anachronism
conceit
didactic
6. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
style
analogy
metaphor
colloquialism
7. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
predicate adjective
denotation
assonance
understatement
8. Comparison between two opposite things
parody
grammatical mood
syllogism
conceit
9. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
exposition
diction
description
narration
10. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
hyperbole
parody
anaphora
anachronism
11. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
ambiguity
argumentation
metonomy
figure of speech
12. A recurring theme
motif
chiasmus
argumentation
allusion
13. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
wit
repetition
figure of speech
apostrophe
14. A revelation
epiphany
denotation
ambiguity
diction
15. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
loose sentence
thesis
aphorism
euphemism
16. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
chiasmus
anachronism
invective
antecedent
17. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
paradox
anaphora
connotation
persuasive writing
18. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
irony
parody
apostrophe
connotation
19. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
assonance
metaphor
denotation
colloquialism
20. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
didactic
figurative language
metaphor
repetition
21. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
homily
repetition
figure of speech
pedantic
22. Repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
connotation
conceit
alliteration
23. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
imagery
point of view
homily
atmosphere
24. Perspective from which the story is told
wit
chiasmus
anachronism
point of view
25. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
repetition
sarcasm
conceit
predicate nominative
26. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
subordinate clause
mondegreen
onomatopeia
apostrophe
27. To tell a story of an event or series of events
subordinate clause
syllogism
rhetoric
narration
28. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
understatement
rhetoric
allusion
anachronism
29. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader
irony
argumentation
chiasmus
ellipsis
30. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
metaphor
subject complement
tone
argumentation
31. Story within a story
allegory
diction
atmosphere
description
32. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
homily
oxymoron
exposition
connotation
33. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
apostrophe
understatement
ambiguity
narration
34. Arguement attacking a man - a false arguement
ad hominem
motif
atmosphere
invective
35. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
theme
wit
pedantic
literary mood
36. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
rhetoric
loose sentence
homily
periodic sentence
37. A device used to produce figurative language
point of view
predicate nominative
extended metaphor
figure of speech
38. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
pedantic
syllogism
hyperbole
semantics
39. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
personification
extended metaphor
description
chiasmus
40. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
satire
description
euphemism
atmosphere
41. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
allusion
inference
wit
prose
42. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
analogy
semantics
alliteration
description
43. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
rhetorical modes
extended metaphor
homily
anaphora
44. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
ambiguity
syllogism
inference
chiasmus
45. Central idea or message of the work
aphorism
metonomy
irony
theme
46. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
denotation
aphorism
metaphor
paradox
47. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
style
understatement
prose
repetition
48. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
allegory
literary mood
point of view
parody
49. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
atmosphere
allusion
syntax
grammatical mood
50. Word choice
aphorism
colloquialism
onomatopeia
diction