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AP Latin Literary Terms

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Misplaced information - out of time or place






2. Perspective from which the story is told






3. A recurring theme






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






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






6. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing






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






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






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






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






11. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration






12. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity






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






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






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






16. Repetition of vowel sounds






17. Comparison between two opposite things






18. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known






19. Story within a story






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






21. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse






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






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






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






25. A device used to produce figurative language






26. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice






27. Branch of linguistics - choice of words






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






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






30. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work






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






32. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject






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






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






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






36. The major category into which a literary work fits






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






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






39. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates






40. 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






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






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






43. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights






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






45. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity






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






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






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






49. Central idea or message of the work






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