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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






3. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






4. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. 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)






10. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






11. Separation of parts of a compund word






12. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






13. Use of excessive conjunctions






14. Contradictory words in the same phrase






15. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






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






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






19. Implied comparison






20. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






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






23. An omission of conjunctions in a series






24. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






25. Double negative - understatement






26. Assumption of another persons character






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






28. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






29. Substituting part for the whole






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






31. An exageration without like or as






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






33. Saying what one says will not be said






34. Interlocking word order ABAB






35. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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