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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
Instructions:
  • Answer 36 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An exageration without like or as






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






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






4. Implied comparison






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






6. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






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






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






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






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






12. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






13. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






14. Saying what one says will not be said






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






16. Contradictory words in the same phrase






17. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






18. Assumption of another persons character






19. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






20. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






21. 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)






22. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






24. Substituting part for the whole






25. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






26. Use of excessive conjunctions






27. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






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






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






31. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






32. Double negative - understatement






33. 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.






34. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






35. Interlocking word order ABAB






36. Separation of parts of a compund word






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