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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
Instructions:
  • Answer 36 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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)






2. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






4. Use of words of same or similar meaning






5. Contradictory words in the same phrase






6. 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.






7. Substituting part for the whole






8. Assumption of another persons character






9. An exageration without like or as






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






11. Separation of parts of a compund word






12. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






13. Use of excessive conjunctions






14. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






15. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






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






18. Double negative - understatement






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






20. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






22. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






24. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






25. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






27. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






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






30. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






32. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






33. Implied comparison






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






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






36. Saying what one says will not be said






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