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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






2. When the object of a preposition precedes the preposition.






3. When words that belong together naturally are separated for effect.






4. Interlocking word order ABAB






5. An omission of conjunctions in a series






6. Repitition of a word - usually at the begining of a clause or phrase. Used for emphasis.






7. Double negative - understatement






8. Separation of parts of a compund word






9. A formal description - often used in epic to make a transition to a new scene






10. Omission of one or more words necessary to the sense.






11. Assumption of another persons character






12. Repitition of the same sounds in two or more words. usually applies to consonants and accented initial vowels.






13. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






14. An exageration without like or as






15. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






16. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






17. Use of words of same or similar meaning






18. A narrative in which abstract ideas (love - rumor - knowledge) figure as circumstances or persons usually to enforce a deeper moral truth






19. Three like phrases in a row - three relative clauses - three prep clauses - etc






20. Saying what one says will not be said






21. Use of one closely conected noun in place of another






22. Using words in context where the meaning is contrary to the situation






23. Contradictory words in the same phrase






24. Happens in poetry. Closely related words are split between one line and the next - often used by a poet to bind a poem together. It also adds the benefit of a pause before the completion of a thought.






25. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






26. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






27. Implied comparison






28. Substituting part for the whole






29. An inversion of the natural order of speech(reversal of logical word order)






30. Use of excessive conjunctions






31. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






32. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






33. An address to some one or thing not present.






34. Use of a word before it is appropriate; leaves the reader hanging until the thought is completed (usually a verb comes between an adjective and the noun it modifies)






35. The expression of an idea using two nouns joined with an 'and' but translated 'Of'






36. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit