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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Contradictory words in the same phrase






2. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






3. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






4. Substituting part for the whole






5. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






6. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






8. Saying what one says will not be said






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






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






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






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






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






14. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






15. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






17. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






19. Assumption of another persons character






20. 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)






21. Use of words of same or similar meaning






22. An exageration without like or as






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






24. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






26. Use of excessive conjunctions






27. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






28. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






30. Double negative - understatement






31. Interlocking word order ABAB






32. 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.






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






34. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






36. Implied comparison