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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
Instructions:
  • Answer 36 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






3. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






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






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






7. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






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






10. An exageration without like or as






11. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






12. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






13. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






15. 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.






16. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






17. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






19. Assumption of another persons character






20. An omission of conjunctions in a series






21. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






22. Saying what one says will not be said






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






24. Implied comparison






25. Contradictory words in the same phrase






26. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






28. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






29. Substituting part for the whole






30. Double negative - understatement






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






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






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






34. Use of excessive conjunctions






35. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






36. 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)