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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






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






4. Separation of parts of a compund word






5. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






6. An omission of conjunctions in a series






7. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. Saying what one says will not be said






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






14. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






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






17. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






19. Substituting part for the whole






20. 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)






21. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






22. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






23. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






25. Implied comparison






26. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






27. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






28. Double negative - understatement






29. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






31. Interlocking word order ABAB






32. An exageration without like or as






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






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






35. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






36. Assumption of another persons character