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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






3. 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.






4. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






5. An exageration without like or as






6. An omission of conjunctions in a series






7. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






8. Double negative - understatement






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






10. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






11. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






13. Interlocking word order ABAB






14. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






16. Assumption of another persons character






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






18. Use of words of same or similar meaning






19. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






21. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






23. Implied comparison






24. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






25. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






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






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






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






30. 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)






31. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






33. Saying what one says will not be said






34. Separation of parts of a compund word






35. Substituting part for the whole






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