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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

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






2. Implied comparison






3. Saying what one says will not be said






4. Double negative - understatement






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






6. An exageration without like or as






7. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






10. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






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






13. Interlocking word order ABAB






14. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






16. Substituting part for the whole






17. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






18. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






19. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






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






22. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






23. Separation of parts of a compund word






24. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






25. Use of words of same or similar meaning






26. 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.






27. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






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






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






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






32. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






33. Assumption of another persons character






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






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






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