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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






2. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






4. Contradictory words in the same phrase






5. Implied comparison






6. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






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






9. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






11. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






12. Saying what one says will not be said






13. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






14. Interlocking word order ABAB






15. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






17. Assumption of another persons character






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






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






20. Double negative - understatement






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






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






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






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






25. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






26. An omission of conjunctions in a series






27. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






28. Substituting part for the whole






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






30. An exageration without like or as






31. Separation of parts of a compund word






32. 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)






33. Use of words of same or similar meaning






34. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






36. 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.