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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Substituting part for the whole






2. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






3. Use of excessive conjunctions






4. An exageration without like or as






5. Saying what one says will not be said






6. Separation of parts of a compund word






7. Double negative - understatement






8. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






11. Implied comparison






12. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






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






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






16. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






17. Interlocking word order ABAB






18. Use of words of same or similar meaning






19. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






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






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






23. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






24. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






25. Assumption of another persons character






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






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






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






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






30. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






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. Contradictory words in the same phrase






34. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






35. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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