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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. 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.






2. Substituting part for the whole






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






4. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






6. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






8. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






10. Contradictory words in the same phrase






11. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






13. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






14. Use of excessive conjunctions






15. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






16. Double negative - understatement






17. An exageration without like or as






18. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






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






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






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






23. Implied comparison






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






25. Assumption of another persons character






26. Interlocking word order ABAB






27. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






29. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






30. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






31. Saying what one says will not be said






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






33. 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)






34. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






36. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities