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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Using words in context where the meaning is contrary to the situation






2. Double negative - understatement






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






4. Implied comparison






5. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






6. Contradictory words in the same phrase






7. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






8. An exageration without like or as






9. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






10. Use of excessive conjunctions






11. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






13. 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)






14. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






15. Interlocking word order ABAB






16. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






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






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






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






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






22. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






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






25. 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.






26. Saying what one says will not be said






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






28. Substituting part for the whole






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






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






31. Use of words of same or similar meaning






32. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






33. Separation of parts of a compund word






34. An omission of conjunctions in a series






35. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






36. Assumption of another persons character