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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. An address to some one or thing not present.






2. Assumption of another persons character






3. Use of words of same or similar meaning






4. Double negative - understatement






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






6. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






8. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






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






11. An exageration without like or as






12. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






13. Interlocking word order ABAB






14. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






15. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






16. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






17. Saying what one says will not be said






18. 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)






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






20. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






22. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






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






25. Separation of parts of a compund word






26. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






27. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






29. Implied comparison






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






31. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






33. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






34. Substituting part for the whole






35. 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.






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