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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
analogy
loose sentence
atmosphere
conceit
2. Story within a story
denotation
predicate adjective
allegory
imagery
3. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
grammatical mood
syntax
assonance
ad hominem
4. Repetition of vowel sounds
parody
syntax
assonance
predicate nominative
5. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
personification
allusion
metonomy
didactic
6. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
figurative language
antecedent
personification
prose
7. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
repetition
hyperbole
personification
denotation
8. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
syllogism
denotation
metonomy
asyndeton
9. Perspective from which the story is told
point of view
tone
prose
denotation
10. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
oxymoron
extended metaphor
persuasive writing
onomatopeia
11. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
rhetorical modes
understatement
symbolism
metaphor
12. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
figure of speech
colloquialism
rhetorical modes
syllogism
13. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
theme
tone
repetition
asyndeton
14. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
description
analogy
colloquialism
subject complement
15. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
conceit
ambiguity
paradox
tone
16. Word choice
diction
literary mood
loose sentence
predicate nominative
17. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
persuasive writing
pedantic
paradox
rhetoric
18. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
denotation
periodic sentence
didactic
rhetoric
19. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
narration
persuasive writing
metaphor
predicate nominative
20. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
atmosphere
colloquialism
ad hominem
parody
21. Arguement attacking a man - a false arguement
ad hominem
point of view
rhetoric
irony
22. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
loose sentence
thesis
alliteration
pedantic
23. Central idea or message of the work
allegory
epiphany
theme
description
24. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action
periodic sentence
argumentation
rhetoric
persuasive writing
25. Branch of linguistics - choice of words
homily
paradox
semantics
literary mood
26. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
euphemism
inference
personification
metaphor
27. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
repetition
allegory
syntax
euphemism
28. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
metonomy
style
asyndeton
denotation
29. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language
invective
description
literary mood
allusion
30. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
loose sentence
satire
allegory
paradox
31. Misplaced information - out of time or place
understatement
anachronism
motif
prose
32. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
chiasmus
euphemism
alliteration
anachronism
33. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
understatement
periodic sentence
genre
anachronism
34. A recurring theme
alliteration
ad hominem
motif
genre
35. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
allegory
periodic sentence
oxymoron
analogy
36. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
ambiguity
satire
subordinate clause
anaphora
37. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
predicate adjective
motif
loose sentence
personification
38. The major category into which a literary work fits
style
genre
subordinate clause
inference
39. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
sarcasm
inference
ambiguity
description
40. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
rhetoric
grammatical mood
semantics
genre
41. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
allusion
irony
anaphora
colloquialism
42. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
apostrophe
sarcasm
subordinate clause
ad hominem
43. Misinterpretation of a phrase
narration
mondegreen
onomatopeia
antecedent
44. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
anaphora
didactic
hyperbole
prose
45. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
subordinate clause
literary mood
metaphor
onomatopeia
46. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
parody
predicate adjective
persuasive writing
literary mood
47. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
exposition
analogy
homily
didactic
48. A device used to produce figurative language
ad hominem
figure of speech
subject complement
allegory
49. To tell a story of an event or series of events
denotation
inference
narration
exposition
50. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
symbolism
literary mood
antecedent
grammatical mood
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