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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Assumption of another persons character






2. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






3. An exageration without like or as






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






5. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






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






8. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






9. Saying what one says will not be said






10. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






11. Use of excessive conjunctions






12. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






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






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






16. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






17. 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)






18. Substituting part for the whole






19. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






21. Separation of parts of a compund word






22. Double negative - understatement






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






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






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






26. Use of words of same or similar meaning






27. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






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






30. Interlocking word order ABAB






31. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






32. Implied comparison






33. 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.






34. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






36. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.