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






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






4. Substituting part for the whole






5. An omission of conjunctions in a series






6. Saying what one says will not be said






7. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






8. Assumption of another persons character






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






10. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






12. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






14. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






15. Implied comparison






16. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






17. Contradictory words in the same phrase






18. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






20. 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.






21. 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)






22. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






23. An exageration without like or as






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






25. Double negative - understatement






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






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






28. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






29. Use of excessive conjunctions






30. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






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






33. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






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






36. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.