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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






2. 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.






3. Interlocking word order ABAB






4. Implied comparison






5. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






6. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






8. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






9. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






10. Assumption of another persons character






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






12. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






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






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






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






17. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






18. Separation of parts of a compund word






19. Use of excessive conjunctions






20. Contradictory words in the same phrase






21. An exageration without like or as






22. Double negative - understatement






23. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






24. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






25. Substituting part for the whole






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






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






28. Saying what one says will not be said






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






30. Use of words of same or similar meaning






31. 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)






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






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






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






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






36. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit