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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Substituting part for the whole






2. Saying what one says will not be said






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






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






5. Implied comparison






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






7. Assumption of another persons character






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






9. An omission of conjunctions in a series






10. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






11. Use of excessive conjunctions






12. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






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






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






16. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






17. Separation of parts of a compund word






18. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






19. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






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






22. An exageration without like or as






23. Double negative - understatement






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






25. 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)






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






27. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






29. Contradictory words in the same phrase






30. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






32. 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.






33. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






34. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






35. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






36. Interlocking word order ABAB