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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Repitition of a word - usually at the begining of a clause or phrase. Used for emphasis.






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






3. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






5. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






6. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






7. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






8. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






10. An omission of conjunctions in a series






11. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






12. Use of words of same or similar meaning






13. Use of excessive conjunctions






14. 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)






15. Assumption of another persons character






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






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






18. Implied comparison






19. Saying what one says will not be said






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






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






22. Separation of parts of a compund word






23. Double negative - understatement






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






25. 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.






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






27. An exageration without like or as






28. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






29. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






30. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






31. Substituting part for the whole






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






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






34. Interlocking word order ABAB






35. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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