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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. An inversion of the natural order of speech(reversal of logical word order)






2. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






3. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






4. Assumption of another persons character






5. 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)






6. Double negative - understatement






7. Implied comparison






8. Saying what one says will not be said






9. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






11. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






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






14. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






16. Use of words of same or similar meaning






17. Separation of parts of a compund word






18. Contradictory words in the same phrase






19. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






20. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






22. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






23. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






25. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






27. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






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






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






31. An exageration without like or as






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






33. 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.






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






35. Substituting part for the whole






36. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities