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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Use of excessive conjunctions






2. Substituting part for the whole






3. Implied comparison






4. An exageration without like or as






5. Assumption of another persons character






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






7. Separation of parts of a compund word






8. Use of words of same or similar meaning






9. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






10. Contradictory words in the same phrase






11. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






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






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






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






16. Double negative - understatement






17. 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.






18. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






19. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






21. 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)






22. Saying what one says will not be said






23. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






24. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






26. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






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






29. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






31. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






32. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






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






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






36. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense