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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. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






3. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






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






6. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






8. Double negative - understatement






9. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






10. Use of words of same or similar meaning






11. Assumption of another persons character






12. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






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






15. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






16. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






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






19. An omission of conjunctions in a series






20. Saying what one says will not be said






21. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






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






24. Substituting part for the whole






25. Implied comparison






26. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






27. 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)






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






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






30. Interlocking word order ABAB






31. An exageration without like or as






32. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






33. 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.






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






35. Separation of parts of a compund word






36. Repitition of key word with slight change to form