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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
wit
subject complement
figurative language
semantics
2. Sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion - purpose - meaning - or proposition in expository writing
satire
allegory
syntax
thesis
3. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
diction
extended metaphor
metaphor
euphemism
4. Anything that represents or stands for something else - usually something concrete
symbolism
onomatopeia
grammatical mood
syllogism
5. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
pedantic
literary mood
asyndeton
persuasive writing
6. Multiple meanings of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage
aphorism
antecedent
ambiguity
apostrophe
7. A recurring theme
periodic sentence
paradox
genre
motif
8. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
repetition
figurative language
chiasmus
argumentation
9. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
metonomy
mondegreen
tone
irony
10. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
inference
literary mood
personification
aphorism
11. Comparison between two opposite things
epiphany
conceit
genre
mondegreen
12. Duplication of any element of language - such as sound - word - phrase - clause - sentence - or grammatical pattern
antecedent
persuasive writing
repetition
inference
13. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
understatement
asyndeton
genre
repetition
14. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
subject complement
ad hominem
predicate adjective
euphemism
15. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
symbolism
didactic
onomatopeia
anachronism
16. Strict - literal - dictionary definition of a word
euphemism
denotation
semantics
ad hominem
17. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
subordinate clause
ellipsis
alliteration
invective
18. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
analogy
extended metaphor
point of view
imagery
19. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
genre
tone
connotation
predicate nominative
20. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action
subordinate clause
alliteration
persuasive writing
diction
21. Arguement attacking a man - a false arguement
ad hominem
allusion
atmosphere
satire
22. Figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
metonomy
onomatopeia
anachronism
predicate nominative
23. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
alliteration
personification
epiphany
persuasive writing
24. Preaching - sermon - serious talk or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
homily
predicate adjective
point of view
persuasive writing
25. An omition
rhetoric
ellipsis
hyperbole
narration
26. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
pedantic
point of view
sarcasm
atmosphere
27. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
chiasmus
parody
ellipsis
prose
28. A device used to produce figurative language
predicate nominative
prose
mondegreen
figure of speech
29. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words - phrases - sentences - or paragraphs to give structural similarity
asyndeton
repetition
parallel structure
tone
30. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
homily
allegory
paradox
didactic
31. Misplaced information - out of time or place
tone
theme
antecedent
anachronism
32. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
epiphany
hyperbole
extended metaphor
figurative language
33. 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
extended metaphor
satire
subordinate clause
hyperbole
34. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
narration
literary mood
point of view
allegory
35. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
asyndeton
mondegreen
genre
syntax
36. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
personification
connotation
onomatopeia
chiasmus
37. Central idea or message of the work
pedantic
grammatical mood
figure of speech
theme
38. Repetition of vowel sounds
alliteration
ellipsis
prose
assonance
39. The word - phrase - or clause to which the pronoun refers
predicate adjective
irony
antecedent
denotation
40. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
didactic
grammatical mood
analogy
thesis
41. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
subordinate clause
argumentation
syntax
allusion
42. To tell a story of an event or series of events
denotation
narration
subject complement
ad hominem
43. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
tone
ambiguity
prose
repetition
44. Story within a story
invective
sarcasm
rhetoric
allegory
45. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
colloquialism
genre
tone
rhetoric
46. Figure of speech using implied comparison of semming ly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other - suggesting similarity
metaphor
persuasive writing
subject complement
chiasmus
47. Sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end
asyndeton
periodic sentence
anachronism
thesis
48. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
description
conceit
argumentation
symbolism
49. Branch of linguistics - choice of words
atmosphere
loose sentence
mondegreen
semantics
50. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
syllogism
personification
predicate adjective
symbolism