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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Repetition of vowel sounds
onomatopeia
assonance
diction
motif
2. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
imagery
narration
rhetoric
euphemism
3. Arguement attacking a man - a false arguement
style
ambiguity
ad hominem
syntax
4. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
homily
denotation
periodic sentence
epiphany
5. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
paradox
understatement
metaphor
style
6. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
ambiguity
aphorism
assonance
tone
7. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
assonance
extended metaphor
thesis
didactic
8. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
ellipsis
didactic
theme
figurative language
9. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
symbolism
genre
antecedent
alliteration
10. An omition
figurative language
denotation
ellipsis
paradox
11. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
irony
analogy
didactic
literary mood
12. Misinterpretation of a phrase
semantics
allusion
mondegreen
personification
13. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
allusion
homily
inference
sarcasm
14. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action
euphemism
syntax
persuasive writing
parody
15. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language
colloquialism
connotation
thesis
invective
16. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
atmosphere
sarcasm
analogy
ad hominem
17. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
parallel structure
periodic sentence
antecedent
thesis
18. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
allusion
connotation
narration
hyperbole
19. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
allegory
prose
inference
point of view
20. Perspective from which the story is told
parallel structure
point of view
persuasive writing
loose sentence
21. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
alliteration
grammatical mood
chiasmus
loose sentence
22. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
inference
wit
allusion
epiphany
23. Central idea or message of the work
assonance
theme
semantics
ellipsis
24. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
parody
didactic
argumentation
periodic sentence
25. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
ad hominem
predicate adjective
semantics
exposition
26. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
apostrophe
personification
periodic sentence
parallel structure
27. Comparison between two opposite things
conceit
asyndeton
connotation
anaphora
28. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
wit
prose
figurative language
anaphora
29. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
homily
rhetoric
analogy
diction
30. A revelation
paradox
apostrophe
epiphany
parallel structure
31. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement
asyndeton
understatement
chiasmus
loose sentence
32. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
point of view
subordinate clause
onomatopeia
connotation
33. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
oxymoron
invective
hyperbole
description
34. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
literary mood
satire
theme
ambiguity
35. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
periodic sentence
colloquialism
grammatical mood
semantics
36. To tell a story of an event or series of events
theme
narration
anachronism
parallel structure
37. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
symbolism
figure of speech
anachronism
style
38. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
rhetoric
anaphora
euphemism
predicate adjective
39. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
personification
extended metaphor
rhetorical modes
loose sentence
40. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
antecedent
imagery
predicate nominative
theme
41. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
imagery
alliteration
exposition
chiasmus
42. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
predicate nominative
homily
inference
asyndeton
43. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
wit
allusion
theme
anaphora
44. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
figure of speech
assonance
syllogism
syntax
45. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
aphorism
symbolism
repetition
mondegreen
46. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
ambiguity
predicate nominative
exposition
homily
47. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
euphemism
description
epiphany
repetition
48. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
semantics
chiasmus
imagery
wit
49. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
grammatical mood
irony
symbolism
onomatopeia
50. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
style
alliteration
repetition
ad hominem