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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






2. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






4. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






6. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






7. Substituting part for the whole






8. 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)






9. Implied comparison






10. Saying what one says will not be said






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






12. Assumption of another persons character






13. Use of excessive conjunctions






14. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






15. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






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






18. An exageration without like or as






19. Use of words of same or similar meaning






20. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






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






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






24. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






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






27. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






28. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






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






31. Double negative - understatement






32. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






33. Separation of parts of a compund word






34. 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.






35. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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