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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
Instructions:
  • Answer 36 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Separation of parts of a compund word






2. An exageration without like or as






3. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






5. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






7. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






9. Implied comparison






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






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






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






13. Use of words of same or similar meaning






14. Assumption of another persons character






15. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






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






18. 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)






19. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






20. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






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






23. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






24. Substituting part for the whole






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






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






27. Use of excessive conjunctions






28. 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.






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






30. Contradictory words in the same phrase






31. Double negative - understatement






32. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






33. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






34. Saying what one says will not be said






35. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






36. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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