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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. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






3. 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)






4. Interlocking word order ABAB






5. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






6. Substituting part for the whole






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






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






9. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






11. An exageration without like or as






12. 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.






13. Saying what one says will not be said






14. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






16. Implied comparison






17. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






19. Double negative - understatement






20. Assumption of another persons character






21. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






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






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






25. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






26. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






28. An omission of conjunctions in a series






29. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






31. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






33. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






34. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






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