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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






2. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






4. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






6. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






7. 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)






8. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






9. Double negative - understatement






10. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






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






13. Implied comparison






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. Saying what one says will not be said






19. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






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






22. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






23. An exageration without like or as






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






25. Use of words of same or similar meaning






26. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






27. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






28. An omission of conjunctions in a series






29. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






31. Interlocking word order ABAB






32. Separation of parts of a compund word






33. Substituting part for the whole






34. Assumption of another persons character






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






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