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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

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






2. Assumption of another persons character






3. Double negative - understatement






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






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






6. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






7. 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.






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






9. Interlocking word order ABAB






10. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






11. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






12. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






13. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






14. Contradictory words in the same phrase






15. Use of words of same or similar meaning






16. Use of excessive conjunctions






17. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






19. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






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






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






23. Saying what one says will not be said






24. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






25. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






26. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






27. An omission of conjunctions in a series






28. Implied comparison






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






30. An exageration without like or as






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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)