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AP Latin Literary Terms
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1. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
predicate adjective
chiasmus
imagery
assonance
2. Teaching or instructing - especially about moral or ethical principals
theme
epiphany
satire
didactic
3. Statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
literary mood
diction
aphorism
sarcasm
4. Central idea or message of the work
alliteration
understatement
mondegreen
theme
5. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
subordinate clause
irony
grammatical mood
homily
6. Writing or speech that is meant to be imaginative and vivid
rhetorical modes
asyndeton
anaphora
figurative language
7. Perspective from which the story is told
point of view
hyperbole
alliteration
thesis
8. Word choice
epiphany
rhetorical modes
prose
diction
9. Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude
oxymoron
grammatical mood
anaphora
ambiguity
10. The nonliteral - implied meaning of a word involving ideas - emotions - or attitudes
paradox
connotation
subordinate clause
predicate nominative
11. Work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
narration
satire
hyperbole
syntax
12. Word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
figurative language
subject complement
apostrophe
parody
13. Misplaced information - out of time or place
anachronism
point of view
loose sentence
subject complement
14. To prove the validity of a point of view by presenting reasoning - discussion - and argument - that thoroughly convince the reader
argumentation
allegory
homily
didactic
15. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes
personification
analogy
assonance
rhetoric
16. The ironic minimalizing of fact - presenting something as less than it is
periodic sentence
epiphany
extended metaphor
understatement
17. Story within a story
metaphor
connotation
allegory
diction
18. A revelation
metaphor
epiphany
mondegreen
onomatopeia
19. Adjective that describes words - phrases - or general tone that is overly scholarly - academic - or bookish
didactic
colloquialism
diction
pedantic
20. To re-create - invent - or visually present a person - place - event - or action to make it visible to the reader
diction
description
imagery
conceit
21. Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material - the audience - or both
ellipsis
tone
theme
inference
22. Way an author chooses to join words into phrases - clauses - and sentences
homily
pedantic
syntax
motif
23. An emotionally violent - verbal denunciation or attack using strong - abusive language
periodic sentence
genre
invective
predicate nominative
24. Figure of speech that directly addresses something absent or imaginary
ambiguity
analogy
mondegreen
apostrophe
25. Comparison between two opposite things
conceit
analogy
atmosphere
aphorism
26. A metaphor developed at great length - occuring frequently or throughout
colloquialism
extended metaphor
connotation
conceit
27. Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
prose
literary mood
colloquialism
anaphora
28. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but contains some degree of truth or validity
metaphor
metonomy
figure of speech
paradox
29. Exposition - argumentation - description - narration
homily
rhetorical modes
allusion
prose
30. A recurring theme
motif
sarcasm
ambiguity
narration
31. Repetition of sounds - especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
alliteration
antecedent
anachronism
exposition
32. Emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work
predicate nominative
asyndeton
syntax
atmosphere
33. Choices a writer makes - combination of distinctive features of a literary work - how the author compares to other authors
parallel structure
didactic
imagery
style
34. Direct/indirect reference to something commonly known
allusion
assonance
predicate adjective
genre
35. Good speech - especially that is less offensive or more agreeable
ellipsis
euphemism
grammatical mood
anaphora
36. To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea - relevant evidence - and appropriate discussion
ambiguity
exposition
assonance
grammatical mood
37. Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively - especially in public speaking
satire
rhetoric
literary mood
allegory
38. Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
mondegreen
description
syllogism
subordinate clause
39. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe - arouse emotion - or represent abstractions
ambiguity
syllogism
imagery
exposition
40. To tell a story of an event or series of events
antecedent
predicate adjective
narration
atmosphere
41. Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
point of view
analogy
anaphora
epiphany
42. Type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action
allusion
repetition
persuasive writing
sarcasm
43. Taking out the conjunctions of a statement
parallel structure
analogy
asyndeton
grammatical mood
44. Type of sentence in which the main idea comes first - followed by dependent grammatical units
predicate nominative
theme
loose sentence
allegory
45. 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
epiphany
subordinate clause
rhetorical modes
hyperbole
46. Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
homily
argumentation
alliteration
wit
47. Misinterpretation of a phrase
mondegreen
ambiguity
allegory
theme
48. Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
metonomy
allegory
syntax
ellipsis
49. A device used to produce figurative language
semantics
anaphora
persuasive writing
figure of speech
50. A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
metaphor
rhetorical modes
prose
predicate nominative