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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Word choice
irony
asyndeton
diction
alliteration
2. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
description
mondegreen
conceit
extended metaphor
3. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
ambiguity
theme
subject complement
rhetoric
4. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
parallel structure
point of view
predicate adjective
alliteration
5. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
predicate adjective
rhetoric
ambiguity
antecedent
6. Misplaced information - out of time or place
anachronism
pedantic
satire
anaphora
7. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
point of view
sarcasm
parallel structure
chiasmus
8. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader
genre
argumentation
periodic sentence
atmosphere
9. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
semantics
figure of speech
syllogism
metonomy
10. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
rhetoric
inference
figure of speech
extended metaphor
11. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
satire
irony
allegory
argumentation
12. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
mondegreen
sarcasm
repetition
personification
13. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
loose sentence
thesis
onomatopeia
personification
14. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
figure of speech
apostrophe
predicate adjective
alliteration
15. 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
paradox
subordinate clause
irony
ellipsis
16. Arguement attacking a man - a false arguement
subordinate clause
personification
ad hominem
sarcasm
17. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
mondegreen
metaphor
didactic
exposition
18. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
parody
symbolism
euphemism
antecedent
19. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
ad hominem
invective
figure of speech
metaphor
20. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
ambiguity
prose
semantics
rhetorical modes
21. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
apostrophe
onomatopeia
euphemism
narration
22. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
exposition
assonance
satire
analogy
23. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
homily
persuasive writing
antecedent
epiphany
24. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
understatement
syntax
apostrophe
rhetoric
25. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
figurative language
wit
aphorism
parallel structure
26. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
paradox
mondegreen
metonomy
homily
27. A recurring theme
anaphora
homily
motif
didactic
28. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
paradox
alliteration
theme
hyperbole
29. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
allegory
loose sentence
euphemism
rhetorical modes
30. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
theme
onomatopeia
loose sentence
semantics
31. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
argumentation
grammatical mood
rhetoric
oxymoron
32. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
periodic sentence
semantics
subject complement
pedantic
33. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
connotation
subordinate clause
euphemism
predicate adjective
34. To tell a story of an event or series of events
metaphor
understatement
personification
narration
35. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
paradox
denotation
exposition
predicate nominative
36. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement
asyndeton
inference
description
invective
37. Story within a story
allegory
euphemism
anaphora
grammatical mood
38. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
paradox
didactic
syllogism
analogy
39. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
metonomy
allegory
figurative language
repetition
40. A revelation
extended metaphor
paradox
epiphany
persuasive writing
41. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
prose
antecedent
literary mood
loose sentence
42. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language
euphemism
figurative language
invective
metaphor
43. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
parody
loose sentence
oxymoron
syllogism
44. Perspective from which the story is told
apostrophe
loose sentence
rhetorical modes
point of view
45. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
analogy
personification
point of view
assonance
46. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
irony
style
wit
genre
47. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
aphorism
narration
repetition
invective
48. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
epiphany
pedantic
anachronism
analogy
49. Central idea or message of the work
predicate nominative
theme
diction
rhetorical modes
50. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
genre
parallel structure
oxymoron
understatement
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