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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. When words that belong together naturally are separated for effect.






2. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






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






5. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






6. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






8. Implied comparison






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






10. 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.






11. Contradictory words in the same phrase






12. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






13. Saying what one says will not be said






14. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






16. Interlocking word order ABAB






17. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






18. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






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






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






22. Substituting part for the whole






23. An exageration without like or as






24. Double negative - understatement






25. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






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






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






29. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






30. Use of words of same or similar meaning






31. Assumption of another persons character






32. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






33. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






35. An omission of conjunctions in a series






36. 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)