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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Use of excessive conjunctions






2. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






3. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






5. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






6. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






8. Implied comparison






9. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






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






12. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






13. An exageration without like or as






14. Interlocking word order ABAB






15. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






16. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






17. Separation of parts of a compund word






18. Substituting part for the whole






19. Assumption of another persons character






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






21. An omission of conjunctions in a series






22. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






24. Saying what one says will not be said






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






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






28. Use of words of same or similar meaning






29. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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. Use of one closely conected noun in place of another






32. Double negative - understatement






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






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






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






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