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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. A narrative in which abstract ideas (love - rumor - knowledge) figure as circumstances or persons usually to enforce a deeper moral truth






2. 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.






3. An exageration without like or as






4. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






5. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






6. Implied comparison






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






8. Separation of parts of a compund word






9. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






10. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






11. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






12. Saying what one says will not be said






13. Substituting part for the whole






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






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






16. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






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






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






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






21. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






23. Contradictory words in the same phrase






24. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






26. Use of words of same or similar meaning






27. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






29. Double negative - understatement






30. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






31. 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)






32. Assumption of another persons character






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






34. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






35. Interlocking word order ABAB






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