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AP Latin Literary Terms

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something






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






3. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






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






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






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






8. Story within a story






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Central idea or message of the work






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






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






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






19. 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






20. The major category into which a literary work fits






21. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject






22. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing






23. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented






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






25. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights






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






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






28. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






29. Misinterpretation of a phrase






30. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration






31. An omition






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A revelation






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






40. Perspective from which the story is told






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






42. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates






43. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause






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






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






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






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






48. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word






49. Word choice






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






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