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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
parallel structure
homily
ambiguity
onomatopeia
2. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
apostrophe
rhetorical modes
extended metaphor
thesis
3. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
satire
diction
subordinate clause
connotation
4. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
tone
wit
parallel structure
point of view
5. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader
homily
argumentation
diction
allusion
6. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
invective
metonomy
anachronism
symbolism
7. Central idea or message of the work
theme
ellipsis
understatement
allusion
8. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
connotation
metonomy
irony
ellipsis
9. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
figurative language
exposition
subordinate clause
wit
10. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
argumentation
aphorism
semantics
syllogism
11. Repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
conceit
atmosphere
imagery
12. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
paradox
parallel structure
prose
repetition
13. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
repetition
asyndeton
extended metaphor
point of view
14. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
figurative language
anaphora
loose sentence
tone
15. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
syllogism
anachronism
satire
motif
16. Word choice
periodic sentence
allegory
thesis
diction
17. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
oxymoron
euphemism
wit
style
18. Perspective from which the story is told
imagery
predicate adjective
point of view
personification
19. A device used to produce figurative language
figure of speech
figurative language
metaphor
persuasive writing
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
chiasmus
epiphany
subordinate clause
aphorism
21. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
onomatopeia
extended metaphor
didactic
theme
22. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
metaphor
wit
subject complement
periodic sentence
23. To tell a story of an event or series of events
persuasive writing
argumentation
narration
grammatical mood
24. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
loose sentence
grammatical mood
ad hominem
subject complement
25. An omition
denotation
ellipsis
theme
description
26. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
subordinate clause
sarcasm
theme
description
27. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
imagery
subject complement
exposition
paradox
28. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
personification
figurative language
onomatopeia
predicate adjective
29. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
syllogism
homily
repetition
sarcasm
30. A recurring theme
rhetoric
ad hominem
motif
antecedent
31. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
motif
parody
thesis
rhetoric
32. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
style
metonomy
denotation
apostrophe
33. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
atmosphere
onomatopeia
ad hominem
exposition
34. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
figurative language
denotation
hyperbole
wit
35. Misinterpretation of a phrase
mondegreen
didactic
analogy
euphemism
36. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
allusion
prose
asyndeton
denotation
37. Story within a story
allegory
sarcasm
metonomy
thesis
38. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
metaphor
symbolism
alliteration
predicate adjective
39. Use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
colloquialism
epiphany
thesis
loose sentence
40. Work that imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
assonance
repetition
parody
allusion
41. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
ellipsis
syllogism
conceit
genre
42. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
predicate adjective
prose
grammatical mood
antecedent
43. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
asyndeton
onomatopeia
pedantic
point of view
44. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
argumentation
alliteration
figurative language
homily
45. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
understatement
metaphor
rhetoric
satire
46. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
literary mood
allegory
tone
analogy
47. Misplaced information - out of time or place
anachronism
pedantic
narration
homily
48. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
wit
imagery
didactic
epiphany
49. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
chiasmus
narration
periodic sentence
theme
50. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
colloquialism
literary mood
subordinate clause
syntax