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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Saying what one says will not be said






2. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






4. Use of excessive conjunctions






5. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






6. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






7. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






9. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






10. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






12. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






13. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






15. 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.






16. Substituting part for the whole






17. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






19. Double negative - understatement






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






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






22. Assumption of another persons character






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






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






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. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






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






29. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






30. An exageration without like or as






31. Implied comparison






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






33. Contradictory words in the same phrase






34. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






36. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.