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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






2. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






3. Use of excessive conjunctions






4. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






6. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






7. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






8. Separation of parts of a compund word






9. Saying what one says will not be said






10. An omission of conjunctions in a series






11. Contradictory words in the same phrase






12. An exageration without like or as






13. Interlocking word order ABAB






14. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






15. Substituting part for the whole






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






17. Double negative - understatement






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






19. Assumption of another persons character






20. 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.






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






22. Implied comparison






23. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






24. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






25. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






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






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






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






30. 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)






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






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






33. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






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






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