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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. When words that belong together naturally are separated for effect.






2. Use of excessive conjunctions






3. An exageration without like or as






4. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






5. Saying what one says will not be said






6. Assumption of another persons character






7. Interlocking word order ABAB






8. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






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






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






12. Contradictory words in the same phrase






13. Use of words of same or similar meaning






14. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






16. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






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






19. Substituting part for the whole






20. 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)






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






22. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






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






25. Implied comparison






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






27. Double negative - understatement






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






29. 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.






30. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






32. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






33. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






34. Separation of parts of a compund word






35. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






36. Repitition of key word with slight change to form