SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
AP Latin Literary Terms
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
languages
,
ap
,
latin
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
subject complement
sarcasm
anachronism
exposition
2. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
thesis
mondegreen
imagery
persuasive writing
3. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
syntax
argumentation
wit
atmosphere
4. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
syllogism
figurative language
personification
figure of speech
5. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
chiasmus
syntax
epiphany
anachronism
6. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
euphemism
imagery
figure of speech
style
7. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
homily
parody
ambiguity
inference
8. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language
homily
invective
figure of speech
syntax
9. 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
motif
subordinate clause
literary mood
parallel structure
10. A revelation
syllogism
epiphany
extended metaphor
anachronism
11. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement
invective
periodic sentence
asyndeton
subordinate clause
12. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
metaphor
extended metaphor
syntax
predicate adjective
13. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
periodic sentence
figurative language
repetition
subject complement
14. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
style
colloquialism
rhetorical modes
subject complement
15. Central idea or message of the work
personification
theme
understatement
assonance
16. Comparison between two opposite things
conceit
rhetorical modes
oxymoron
connotation
17. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
description
irony
apostrophe
allusion
18. Story within a story
motif
allegory
denotation
homily
19. A device used to produce figurative language
atmosphere
figure of speech
figurative language
analogy
20. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
subordinate clause
metaphor
tone
style
21. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
loose sentence
oxymoron
repetition
alliteration
22. Branch of linguistics - choice of words
irony
semantics
argumentation
personification
23. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
epiphany
denotation
oxymoron
syntax
24. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
metaphor
connotation
mondegreen
homily
25. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
tone
pedantic
assonance
wit
26. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
style
allusion
aphorism
predicate nominative
27. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
alliteration
parallel structure
allegory
exposition
28. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
irony
metaphor
syllogism
personification
29. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
exposition
hyperbole
thesis
asyndeton
30. The major category into which a literary work fits
subordinate clause
didactic
description
genre
31. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
onomatopeia
diction
subordinate clause
alliteration
32. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
point of view
aphorism
inference
thesis
33. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
asyndeton
allusion
symbolism
thesis
34. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
sarcasm
extended metaphor
colloquialism
understatement
35. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
homily
euphemism
hyperbole
personification
36. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
euphemism
literary mood
predicate nominative
point of view
37. Repetition of vowel sounds
grammatical mood
epiphany
motif
assonance
38. To tell a story of an event or series of events
semantics
euphemism
aphorism
narration
39. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
allusion
epiphany
literary mood
aphorism
40. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
exposition
subject complement
grammatical mood
figure of speech
41. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader
predicate nominative
motif
pedantic
argumentation
42. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
metonomy
personification
subject complement
oxymoron
43. Misplaced information - out of time or place
anachronism
figurative language
satire
literary mood
44. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
hyperbole
imagery
analogy
parody
45. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
analogy
symbolism
connotation
oxymoron
46. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
imagery
rhetoric
ad hominem
point of view
47. A recurring theme
motif
argumentation
semantics
colloquialism
48. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
inference
chiasmus
alliteration
anaphora
49. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
point of view
rhetorical modes
antecedent
chiasmus
50. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action
genre
persuasive writing
point of view
repetition