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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. Implied comparison






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






4. Separation of parts of a compund word






5. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






6. Assumption of another persons character






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






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






9. An exageration without like or as






10. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






11. Use of excessive conjunctions






12. 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)






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






14. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






16. Double negative - understatement






17. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






19. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






20. Substituting part for the whole






21. 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.






22. Interlocking word order ABAB






23. Use of words of same or similar meaning






24. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






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






27. Contradictory words in the same phrase






28. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






30. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






32. Saying what one says will not be said






33. An omission of conjunctions in a series






34. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






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