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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Branch of linguistics - choice of words
argumentation
anaphora
didactic
semantics
2. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
thesis
style
apostrophe
sarcasm
3. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
rhetoric
denotation
rhetorical modes
exposition
4. Misplaced information - out of time or place
extended metaphor
analogy
syntax
anachronism
5. 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
figurative language
subordinate clause
metaphor
6. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
loose sentence
denotation
didactic
oxymoron
7. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
homily
personification
theme
description
8. Perspective from which the story is told
extended metaphor
point of view
hyperbole
tone
9. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
figure of speech
antecedent
hyperbole
figurative language
10. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader
argumentation
exposition
hyperbole
imagery
11. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
onomatopeia
extended metaphor
hyperbole
irony
12. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
syntax
prose
satire
genre
13. Repetition of the same beginning words of each clause
loose sentence
anaphora
inference
literary mood
14. Word choice
analogy
diction
conceit
metonomy
15. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
literary mood
chiasmus
argumentation
irony
16. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
exposition
pedantic
motif
tone
17. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
ellipsis
colloquialism
grammatical mood
connotation
18. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language
metonomy
wit
invective
pedantic
19. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
figure of speech
apostrophe
imagery
paradox
20. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
homily
metaphor
invective
personification
21. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
narration
semantics
argumentation
analogy
22. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
epiphany
rhetorical modes
apostrophe
satire
23. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
allusion
figure of speech
onomatopeia
rhetorical modes
24. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
rhetorical modes
genre
satire
understatement
25. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
parody
predicate nominative
figure of speech
onomatopeia
26. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
predicate nominative
prose
ellipsis
rhetoric
27. Story within a story
parody
homily
allegory
ellipsis
28. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
predicate adjective
connotation
argumentation
apostrophe
29. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
tone
euphemism
point of view
style
30. Arguement attacking a man - a false arguement
ad hominem
irony
anaphora
oxymoron
31. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
irony
atmosphere
figurative language
hyperbole
32. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
ellipsis
aphorism
invective
exposition
33. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
hyperbole
symbolism
ambiguity
syllogism
34. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action
persuasive writing
aphorism
exposition
pedantic
35. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
prose
subordinate clause
wit
exposition
36. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
wit
genre
predicate adjective
irony
37. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
allusion
aphorism
connotation
irony
38. A revelation
parody
analogy
epiphany
onomatopeia
39. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
chiasmus
figure of speech
description
grammatical mood
40. Central idea or message of the work
parallel structure
theme
argumentation
anachronism
41. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
analogy
asyndeton
literary mood
anaphora
42. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
literary mood
figure of speech
parody
didactic
43. Comparison between two opposite things
antecedent
colloquialism
conceit
apostrophe
44. Bitter - caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
motif
sarcasm
exposition
allegory
45. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
allegory
extended metaphor
subject complement
personification
46. A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or overstates
rhetoric
figurative language
parallel structure
hyperbole
47. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
onomatopeia
conceit
antecedent
allegory
48. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
atmosphere
diction
loose sentence
ellipsis
49. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
theme
chiasmus
symbolism
atmosphere
50. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
anachronism
pedantic
semantics
metaphor