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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
Instructions:
  • Answer 36 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An exageration without like or as






2. Saying what one says will not be said






3. An omission of conjunctions in a series






4. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






5. Assumption of another persons character






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






7. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






9. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






10. Interlocking word order ABAB






11. 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)






12. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






13. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






14. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






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






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






18. Double negative - understatement






19. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






20. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






22. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






24. Separation of parts of a compund word






25. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






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






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






29. Substituting part for the whole






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






31. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






33. Implied comparison






34. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






36. 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.