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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






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






4. Saying what one says will not be said






5. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






6. Substituting part for the whole






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






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






9. An exageration without like or as






10. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






12. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






13. Use of words of same or similar meaning






14. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






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






17. Implied comparison






18. 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.






19. Assumption of another persons character






20. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






21. 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)






22. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






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






25. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






27. Double negative - understatement






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






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






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






31. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






32. Use of excessive conjunctions






33. Contradictory words in the same phrase






34. An omission of conjunctions in a series






35. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






36. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities