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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Interlocking word order ABAB






2. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






3. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






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






6. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






7. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






8. Double negative - understatement






9. Assumption of another persons character






10. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






12. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






14. An exageration without like or as






15. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






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






18. Separation of parts of a compund word






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. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






21. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






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






24. An omission of conjunctions in a series






25. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






27. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






28. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






30. Implied comparison






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






32. Saying what one says will not be said






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






34. 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)






35. Substituting part for the whole






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