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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Implied comparison






2. Use of words of same or similar meaning






3. An exageration without like or as






4. Use of excessive conjunctions






5. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






7. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






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






10. 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)






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






12. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






13. Double negative - understatement






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






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






16. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






17. An omission of conjunctions in a series






18. Saying what one says will not be said






19. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






20. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






21. 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.






22. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






24. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






25. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






27. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






28. Assumption of another persons character






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






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






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






32. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






33. Separation of parts of a compund word






34. Substituting part for the whole






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






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