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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. An exageration without like or as






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






3. Separation of parts of a compund word






4. Saying what one says will not be said






5. An omission of conjunctions in a series






6. 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)






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






8. Use of excessive conjunctions






9. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






11. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






12. Assumption of another persons character






13. Implied comparison






14. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






15. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






16. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






18. Use of words of same or similar meaning






19. 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.






20. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






22. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






23. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






25. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






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






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






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






30. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






32. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






33. Double negative - understatement






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






35. Substituting part for the whole






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