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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Use of words of same or similar meaning






2. Assumption of another persons character






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






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






5. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






6. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






7. Separation of parts of a compund word






8. Substituting part for the whole






9. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






10. 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)






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






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






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






14. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






15. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






16. An omission of conjunctions in a series






17. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






18. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






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






21. Implied comparison






22. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






24. 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.






25. Saying what one says will not be said






26. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






28. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






29. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






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






32. An exageration without like or as






33. Double negative - understatement






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






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






36. Interlocking word order ABAB