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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Implied comparison






2. Assumption of another persons character






3. Use of excessive conjunctions






4. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






6. Separation of parts of a compund word






7. Saying what one says will not be said






8. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






9. Double negative - understatement






10. Substituting part for the whole






11. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






13. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






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






16. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






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






21. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






22. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






24. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






26. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






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






29. Contradictory words in the same phrase






30. 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.






31. An omission of conjunctions in a series






32. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






34. An exageration without like or as






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






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