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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
euphemism
syllogism
extended metaphor
metonomy
2. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
inference
anaphora
antecedent
apostrophe
3. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
oxymoron
prose
alliteration
ad hominem
4. Story within a story
genre
allusion
narration
allegory
5. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
tone
exposition
chiasmus
connotation
6. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
theme
subordinate clause
predicate adjective
allegory
7. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
semantics
conceit
style
euphemism
8. An omition
imagery
diction
ellipsis
parody
9. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
chiasmus
anachronism
prose
rhetoric
10. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
subject complement
parody
euphemism
asyndeton
11. Word choice
anachronism
analogy
diction
inference
12. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
metonomy
rhetoric
denotation
wit
13. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
aphorism
syllogism
semantics
anaphora
14. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
repetition
subject complement
allegory
parody
15. Repetition of vowel sounds
pedantic
homily
assonance
allusion
16. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
figure of speech
hyperbole
anaphora
persuasive writing
17. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
euphemism
semantics
asyndeton
homily
18. Misinterpretation of a phrase
syntax
mondegreen
euphemism
sarcasm
19. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
ellipsis
repetition
exposition
anachronism
20. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
analogy
description
personification
atmosphere
21. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
didactic
hyperbole
anachronism
sarcasm
22. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
periodic sentence
ellipsis
metaphor
wit
23. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
parody
theme
periodic sentence
exposition
24. 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
parallel structure
subordinate clause
ambiguity
colloquialism
25. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
paradox
satire
ambiguity
parallel structure
26. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
wit
personification
imagery
antecedent
27. Comparison between two opposite things
allegory
syntax
analogy
conceit
28. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
analogy
irony
grammatical mood
anachronism
29. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
wit
subordinate clause
onomatopeia
literary mood
30. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
apostrophe
ad hominem
chiasmus
ambiguity
31. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
tone
apostrophe
predicate nominative
onomatopeia
32. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
allusion
wit
rhetorical modes
motif
33. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
thesis
understatement
subject complement
parallel structure
34. Branch of linguistics - choice of words
semantics
oxymoron
onomatopeia
conceit
35. A revelation
description
antecedent
ellipsis
epiphany
36. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
atmosphere
subject complement
inference
semantics
37. Central idea or message of the work
theme
colloquialism
exposition
atmosphere
38. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
allegory
conceit
aphorism
paradox
39. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
diction
hyperbole
literary mood
chiasmus
40. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement
sarcasm
asyndeton
assonance
personification
41. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
syntax
repetition
mondegreen
analogy
42. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
diction
pedantic
assonance
parody
43. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
predicate nominative
irony
asyndeton
denotation
44. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
colloquialism
parallel structure
aphorism
sarcasm
45. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
figurative language
point of view
denotation
metonomy
46. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
exposition
rhetoric
predicate adjective
style
47. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
sarcasm
satire
allusion
paradox
48. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
anaphora
pedantic
loose sentence
ad hominem
49. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
alliteration
inference
tone
syllogism
50. Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
analogy
paradox
oxymoron
ellipsis
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