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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. A narrative in which abstract ideas (love - rumor - knowledge) figure as circumstances or persons usually to enforce a deeper moral truth






2. Interlocking word order ABAB






3. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






4. An exageration without like or as






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






6. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






8. 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.






9. Use of words of same or similar meaning






10. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






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






13. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






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






16. Implied comparison






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






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






19. Double negative - understatement






20. An omission of conjunctions in a series






21. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






22. 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)






23. Contradictory words in the same phrase






24. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






25. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






27. Assumption of another persons character






28. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






29. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






31. Saying what one says will not be said






32. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






33. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






34. Substituting part for the whole






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






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