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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






3. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






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






6. 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)






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






8. Assumption of another persons character






9. 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.






10. Saying what one says will not be said






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






12. An exageration without like or as






13. Implied comparison






14. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






16. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






17. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






19. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






21. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






23. Double negative - understatement






24. Separation of parts of a compund word






25. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






27. Contradictory words in the same phrase






28. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






29. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






30. Substituting part for the whole






31. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






32. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






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






35. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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