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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






3. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






5. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






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






8. An exageration without like or as






9. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






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






12. An omission of conjunctions in a series






13. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






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






16. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






17. Saying what one says will not be said






18. Double negative - understatement






19. Use of excessive conjunctions






20. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






21. Assumption of another persons character






22. 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)






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






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






25. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






27. Implied comparison






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






29. Use of words of same or similar meaning






30. Substituting part for the whole






31. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






32. Interlocking word order ABAB






33. Contradictory words in the same phrase






34. 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.






35. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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