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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
aphorism
sarcasm
connotation
didactic
2. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
syntax
figure of speech
description
grammatical mood
3. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement
motif
hyperbole
asyndeton
description
4. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
genre
anaphora
pedantic
understatement
5. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
figurative language
assonance
colloquialism
ad hominem
6. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
parody
syllogism
analogy
irony
7. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
oxymoron
wit
grammatical mood
figurative language
8. Branch of linguistics - choice of words
extended metaphor
conceit
semantics
imagery
9. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
asyndeton
paradox
prose
satire
10. Story within a story
hyperbole
allegory
asyndeton
genre
11. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
atmosphere
style
metaphor
allusion
12. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
ad hominem
hyperbole
parallel structure
narration
13. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
alliteration
ambiguity
homily
understatement
14. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader
argumentation
narration
colloquialism
persuasive writing
15. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language
invective
tone
style
subordinate clause
16. Repetition of vowel sounds
description
euphemism
apostrophe
assonance
17. To tell a story of an event or series of events
extended metaphor
anaphora
narration
imagery
18. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
loose sentence
ambiguity
assonance
syntax
19. A revelation
satire
motif
analogy
epiphany
20. Perspective from which the story is told
point of view
invective
antecedent
subject complement
21. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
anaphora
extended metaphor
predicate adjective
grammatical mood
22. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
argumentation
parallel structure
symbolism
allusion
23. Central idea or message of the work
apostrophe
syntax
theme
onomatopeia
24. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action
periodic sentence
mondegreen
persuasive writing
thesis
25. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
aphorism
loose sentence
understatement
conceit
26. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
predicate nominative
ambiguity
anachronism
symbolism
27. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
theme
irony
apostrophe
literary mood
28. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
ambiguity
literary mood
metaphor
inference
29. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
ambiguity
extended metaphor
narration
mondegreen
30. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
apostrophe
subject complement
figurative language
atmosphere
31. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
ambiguity
periodic sentence
allegory
connotation
32. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
antecedent
prose
point of view
homily
33. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
tone
understatement
colloquialism
style
34. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
colloquialism
conceit
ambiguity
rhetorical modes
35. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
persuasive writing
sarcasm
ad hominem
satire
36. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
apostrophe
wit
euphemism
point of view
37. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
grammatical mood
literary mood
genre
semantics
38. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
anachronism
rhetorical modes
alliteration
repetition
39. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
predicate nominative
loose sentence
chiasmus
connotation
40. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
invective
subordinate clause
imagery
anaphora
41. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
euphemism
wit
grammatical mood
exposition
42. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
subordinate clause
parody
personification
aphorism
43. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
allegory
chiasmus
thesis
connotation
44. The major category into which a literary work fits
figure of speech
thesis
genre
ad hominem
45. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
colloquialism
figurative language
chiasmus
predicate nominative
46. Misplaced information - out of time or place
diction
invective
anachronism
conceit
47. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
paradox
subject complement
invective
style
48. A device used to produce figurative language
figure of speech
diction
anaphora
homily
49. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
metonomy
allusion
persuasive writing
irony
50. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
hyperbole
ad hominem
euphemism
repetition