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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Double negative - understatement






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






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






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






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






6. An exageration without like or as






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






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






9. Use of excessive conjunctions






10. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






12. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






13. Contradictory words in the same phrase






14. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






15. 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)






16. An omission of conjunctions in a series






17. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






18. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






20. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






22. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






24. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






26. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






27. Substituting part for the whole






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






29. Assumption of another persons character






30. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






31. 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.






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






33. Saying what one says will not be said






34. Separation of parts of a compund word






35. Implied comparison






36. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.