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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Implied comparison






2. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






4. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






6. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






7. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






8. Use of excessive conjunctions






9. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






11. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






13. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






14. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






15. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






16. Saying what one says will not be said






17. Substituting part for the whole






18. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






19. 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)






20. An exageration without like or as






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






22. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






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






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






26. Double negative - understatement






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






28. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






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






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






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






33. Separation of parts of a compund word






34. Use of words of same or similar meaning






35. 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.






36. Assumption of another persons character