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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






2. An omission of conjunctions in a series






3. Assumption of another persons character






4. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






5. Separation of parts of a compund word






6. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






7. Use of words of same or similar meaning






8. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






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






11. Saying what one says will not be said






12. 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.






13. Substituting part for the whole






14. Use of excessive conjunctions






15. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






16. 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)






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






18. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






19. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






21. An exageration without like or as






22. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






23. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






24. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






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






27. Implied comparison






28. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






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






31. Double negative - understatement






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






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






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






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






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