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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Word choice
diction
description
alliteration
pedantic
2. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
allusion
denotation
figurative language
oxymoron
3. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
personification
ambiguity
oxymoron
repetition
4. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
invective
periodic sentence
symbolism
figure of speech
5. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
symbolism
analogy
repetition
hyperbole
6. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
persuasive writing
anaphora
predicate nominative
rhetoric
7. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
grammatical mood
repetition
imagery
ellipsis
8. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
wit
allusion
motif
hyperbole
9. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
predicate adjective
anaphora
metaphor
description
10. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
denotation
hyperbole
motif
antecedent
11. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
subordinate clause
aphorism
motif
tone
12. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
paradox
euphemism
extended metaphor
subordinate clause
13. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
analogy
denotation
wit
colloquialism
14. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
ad hominem
narration
antecedent
loose sentence
15. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
description
conceit
connotation
aphorism
16. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
subject complement
onomatopeia
motif
loose sentence
17. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
metaphor
ad hominem
pedantic
figurative language
18. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
anachronism
irony
parallel structure
euphemism
19. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
assonance
ambiguity
chiasmus
analogy
20. 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
subordinate clause
chiasmus
understatement
mondegreen
21. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
narration
predicate adjective
colloquialism
irony
22. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action
repetition
understatement
sarcasm
persuasive writing
23. Branch of linguistics - choice of words
tone
connotation
semantics
personification
24. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
anachronism
grammatical mood
prose
analogy
25. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement
description
allusion
subordinate clause
asyndeton
26. Perspective from which the story is told
argumentation
point of view
chiasmus
repetition
27. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
symbolism
repetition
allusion
theme
28. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
understatement
parallel structure
denotation
rhetoric
29. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
predicate nominative
subject complement
theme
denotation
30. Arguement attacking a man - a false arguement
satire
ad hominem
invective
subordinate clause
31. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
diction
description
motif
argumentation
32. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
extended metaphor
anaphora
homily
semantics
33. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
inference
hyperbole
parody
invective
34. Misinterpretation of a phrase
mondegreen
imagery
symbolism
metonomy
35. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
repetition
predicate adjective
antecedent
exposition
36. A revelation
epiphany
predicate nominative
syntax
ad hominem
37. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
syntax
denotation
literary mood
colloquialism
38. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
prose
literary mood
atmosphere
didactic
39. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
satire
style
analogy
oxymoron
40. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
allusion
onomatopeia
semantics
apostrophe
41. Comparison between two opposite things
satire
argumentation
extended metaphor
conceit
42. An omition
persuasive writing
ellipsis
hyperbole
anachronism
43. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
antecedent
chiasmus
anaphora
thesis
44. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
semantics
tone
aphorism
style
45. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
rhetoric
atmosphere
analogy
invective
46. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
didactic
argumentation
satire
assonance
47. Story within a story
allegory
oxymoron
parody
thesis
48. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
motif
parody
grammatical mood
figurative language
49. Central idea or message of the work
theme
style
figurative language
analogy
50. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
irony
hyperbole
mondegreen
ambiguity