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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






2. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






3. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






4. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






5. Use of words of same or similar meaning






6. Contradictory words in the same phrase






7. 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.






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






9. 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)






10. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






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






13. Saying what one says will not be said






14. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






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






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






18. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






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






21. Use of excessive conjunctions






22. Assumption of another persons character






23. Substituting part for the whole






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






25. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






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






28. Separation of parts of a compund word






29. An exageration without like or as






30. Double negative - understatement






31. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






32. Implied comparison






33. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






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






36. Interlocking word order ABAB