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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






3. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






4. Separation of parts of a compund word






5. Assumption of another persons character






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






7. Use of excessive conjunctions






8. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






10. An omission of conjunctions in a series






11. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






12. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






14. Substituting part for the whole






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






16. Use of words of same or similar meaning






17. 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)






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






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






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






21. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






23. Saying what one says will not be said






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






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






26. Contradictory words in the same phrase






27. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






29. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






30. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






31. Implied comparison






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






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. Double negative - understatement






35. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






36. An exageration without like or as