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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
Instructions:
  • Answer 36 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Saying what one says will not be said






2. Separation of parts of a compund word






3. An exageration without like or as






4. Double negative - understatement






5. Use of words of same or similar meaning






6. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






7. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






8. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






9. Substituting part for the whole






10. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






11. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






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






14. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






15. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






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






18. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






19. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






20. An omission of conjunctions in a series






21. Assumption of another persons character






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






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






24. Interlocking word order ABAB






25. 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)






26. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Implied comparison






35. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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