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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






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






4. Saying what one says will not be said






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






6. Use of excessive conjunctions






7. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






9. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






10. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






11. An exageration without like or as






12. Double negative - understatement






13. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






14. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






15. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






16. Substituting part for the whole






17. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






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






20. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






21. An omission of conjunctions in a series






22. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. Assumption of another persons character






28. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






30. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






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






33. Implied comparison






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






35. 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)






36. Contradictory words in the same phrase