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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Misplaced information - out of time or place
figure of speech
onomatopeia
colloquialism
anachronism
2. A revelation
epiphany
tone
euphemism
syntax
3. Perspective from which the story is told
point of view
figure of speech
analogy
parallel structure
4. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
anaphora
extended metaphor
pedantic
figure of speech
5. Story within a story
ad hominem
satire
allegory
ellipsis
6. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
loose sentence
anaphora
literary mood
hyperbole
7. Repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
figure of speech
predicate nominative
oxymoron
8. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
metonomy
allegory
predicate nominative
diction
9. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader
argumentation
colloquialism
apostrophe
hyperbole
10. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
predicate adjective
thesis
symbolism
personification
11. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
onomatopeia
motif
colloquialism
tone
12. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
understatement
rhetoric
predicate nominative
aphorism
13. A recurring theme
apostrophe
atmosphere
grammatical mood
motif
14. An omition
euphemism
ellipsis
style
apostrophe
15. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
argumentation
tone
conceit
invective
16. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
grammatical mood
personification
parallel structure
apostrophe
17. Central idea or message of the work
theme
personification
epiphany
ellipsis
18. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
motif
description
personification
extended metaphor
19. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
point of view
epiphany
exposition
atmosphere
20. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
colloquialism
persuasive writing
wit
understatement
21. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
alliteration
imagery
didactic
predicate nominative
22. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
chiasmus
wit
diction
anachronism
23. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
metonomy
alliteration
imagery
description
24. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
syntax
inference
assonance
parody
25. 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
symbolism
subordinate clause
onomatopeia
satire
26. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
alliteration
euphemism
wit
predicate nominative
27. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
apostrophe
subject complement
sarcasm
point of view
28. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
periodic sentence
prose
homily
figurative language
29. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
anaphora
ellipsis
parody
rhetoric
30. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
inference
allegory
wit
paradox
31. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
repetition
denotation
euphemism
rhetorical modes
32. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
pedantic
symbolism
irony
loose sentence
33. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
anachronism
asyndeton
ambiguity
paradox
34. A device used to produce figurative language
grammatical mood
syntax
subordinate clause
figure of speech
35. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
allegory
subject complement
prose
syllogism
36. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
anaphora
pedantic
motif
predicate adjective
37. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
ellipsis
personification
apostrophe
parody
38. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
prose
metaphor
pedantic
allusion
39. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
genre
wit
predicate nominative
paradox
40. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
extended metaphor
theme
point of view
ad hominem
41. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
ambiguity
aphorism
allusion
literary mood
42. Word choice
onomatopeia
diction
sarcasm
satire
43. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
description
predicate nominative
style
anaphora
44. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
analogy
syntax
metaphor
point of view
45. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
diction
pedantic
figurative language
colloquialism
46. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
euphemism
parallel structure
sarcasm
persuasive writing
47. Comparison between two opposite things
motif
conceit
antecedent
persuasive writing
48. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
syllogism
tone
subordinate clause
antecedent
49. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
parallel structure
irony
figurative language
homily
50. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
paradox
satire
oxymoron
predicate adjective