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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
understatement
subordinate clause
analogy
metaphor
2. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
allegory
predicate adjective
aphorism
style
3. Misinterpretation of a phrase
conceit
alliteration
mondegreen
wit
4. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
predicate adjective
point of view
apostrophe
assonance
5. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
argumentation
sarcasm
epiphany
connotation
6. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
periodic sentence
prose
extended metaphor
allusion
7. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
inference
subordinate clause
asyndeton
homily
8. Story within a story
allegory
epiphany
oxymoron
ambiguity
9. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
hyperbole
didactic
semantics
imagery
10. An omition
didactic
thesis
point of view
ellipsis
11. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
aphorism
subordinate clause
connotation
allusion
12. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
exposition
thesis
ellipsis
imagery
13. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
grammatical mood
tone
thesis
metonomy
14. A revelation
connotation
epiphany
invective
mondegreen
15. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
ambiguity
repetition
literary mood
narration
16. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
onomatopeia
extended metaphor
denotation
ambiguity
17. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
metaphor
description
personification
subordinate clause
18. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
colloquialism
anaphora
extended metaphor
analogy
19. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
rhetorical modes
oxymoron
asyndeton
paradox
20. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
onomatopeia
didactic
understatement
style
21. Arguement attacking a man - a false arguement
didactic
persuasive writing
ad hominem
mondegreen
22. 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
inference
style
paradox
subordinate clause
23. Repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
syntax
literary mood
diction
24. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
argumentation
thesis
figurative language
grammatical mood
25. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action
metaphor
mondegreen
persuasive writing
invective
26. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader
apostrophe
figure of speech
argumentation
sarcasm
27. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
homily
metonomy
loose sentence
figurative language
28. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
tone
point of view
mondegreen
antecedent
29. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
exposition
mondegreen
predicate nominative
figurative language
30. Misplaced information - out of time or place
apostrophe
homily
anachronism
anaphora
31. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
thesis
denotation
ad hominem
chiasmus
32. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
didactic
hyperbole
chiasmus
style
33. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
euphemism
diction
inference
wit
34. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
euphemism
figure of speech
prose
parody
35. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
metaphor
predicate nominative
antecedent
sarcasm
36. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
ambiguity
irony
genre
wit
37. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
invective
metonomy
subordinate clause
personification
38. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
parallel structure
rhetorical modes
sarcasm
invective
39. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
allusion
description
mondegreen
hyperbole
40. A device used to produce figurative language
connotation
subordinate clause
figure of speech
argumentation
41. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
syllogism
mondegreen
antecedent
rhetoric
42. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
diction
mondegreen
repetition
pedantic
43. The major category into which a literary work fits
denotation
sarcasm
loose sentence
genre
44. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
persuasive writing
rhetoric
colloquialism
atmosphere
45. Central idea or message of the work
euphemism
theme
rhetoric
periodic sentence
46. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
oxymoron
denotation
argumentation
homily
47. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
ellipsis
understatement
symbolism
parody
48. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language
pedantic
syntax
denotation
invective
49. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
persuasive writing
paradox
theme
antecedent
50. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
parody
syntax
invective
anaphora