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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
personification
didactic
figure of speech
homily
2. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
homily
euphemism
apostrophe
description
3. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader
euphemism
argumentation
persuasive writing
grammatical mood
4. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
satire
thesis
figurative language
syllogism
5. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
didactic
symbolism
atmosphere
assonance
6. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
onomatopeia
mondegreen
loose sentence
figure of speech
7. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
genre
style
repetition
apostrophe
8. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
metaphor
ellipsis
allusion
conceit
9. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
antecedent
metaphor
extended metaphor
allegory
10. Perspective from which the story is told
conceit
point of view
literary mood
ellipsis
11. An omition
anaphora
motif
inference
ellipsis
12. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
repetition
pedantic
analogy
theme
13. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
hyperbole
metonomy
syntax
parallel structure
14. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
rhetorical modes
pedantic
semantics
aphorism
15. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
colloquialism
predicate adjective
anaphora
rhetoric
16. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action
theme
parody
description
persuasive writing
17. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
homily
satire
metaphor
syllogism
18. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
semantics
repetition
mondegreen
homily
19. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
atmosphere
hyperbole
exposition
symbolism
20. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
atmosphere
personification
argumentation
apostrophe
21. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
figure of speech
mondegreen
sarcasm
loose sentence
22. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
denotation
figurative language
prose
colloquialism
23. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
predicate adjective
predicate nominative
exposition
metonomy
24. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language
invective
anachronism
prose
genre
25. The major category into which a literary work fits
antecedent
thesis
genre
grammatical mood
26. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
thesis
parallel structure
syntax
extended metaphor
27. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
thesis
semantics
personification
metonomy
28. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
anaphora
denotation
motif
irony
29. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
predicate nominative
colloquialism
motif
onomatopeia
30. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
paradox
parody
epiphany
denotation
31. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
aphorism
metonomy
predicate nominative
analogy
32. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
argumentation
grammatical mood
syntax
persuasive writing
33. A device used to produce figurative language
rhetorical modes
figure of speech
anachronism
motif
34. Story within a story
allegory
argumentation
homily
asyndeton
35. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
connotation
subject complement
figurative language
denotation
36. To tell a story of an event or series of events
ad hominem
narration
colloquialism
pedantic
37. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
syntax
argumentation
denotation
euphemism
38. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
style
parody
subordinate clause
semantics
39. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
metaphor
imagery
predicate nominative
satire
40. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
allegory
chiasmus
persuasive writing
ellipsis
41. Word choice
diction
pedantic
syntax
semantics
42. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
ambiguity
loose sentence
analogy
wit
43. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
figure of speech
imagery
colloquialism
irony
44. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
persuasive writing
metonomy
satire
irony
45. Central idea or message of the work
anachronism
syllogism
theme
ambiguity
46. Repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
colloquialism
figure of speech
sarcasm
47. A recurring theme
syllogism
metaphor
motif
subordinate clause
48. Comparison between two opposite things
repetition
conceit
extended metaphor
literary mood
49. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
inference
irony
didactic
understatement
50. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement
asyndeton
wit
tone
colloquialism