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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. 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)






2. Use of excessive conjunctions






3. Substituting part for the whole






4. Contradictory words in the same phrase






5. An omission of conjunctions in a series






6. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






7. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






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






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






11. Interlocking word order ABAB






12. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






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






15. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






16. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






18. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






19. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






25. Implied comparison






26. Assumption of another persons character






27. Double negative - understatement






28. Use of words of same or similar meaning






29. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






31. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






33. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






34. An exageration without like or as






35. Saying what one says will not be said






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