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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






3. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






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






6. An exageration without like or as






7. Interlocking word order ABAB






8. Double negative - understatement






9. Use of words of same or similar meaning






10. An omission of conjunctions in a series






11. Saying what one says will not be said






12. Substituting part for the whole






13. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






14. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






15. Assumption of another persons character






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






17. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






18. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






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






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






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






23. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






25. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






26. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






27. 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.






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






29. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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. Implied comparison






32. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






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






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






36. Contradictory words in the same phrase