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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






2. Substituting part for the whole






3. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






5. Saying what one says will not be said






6. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






8. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






9. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






10. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






11. Double negative - understatement






12. Implied comparison






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






14. Use of excessive conjunctions






15. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






17. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






18. Assumption of another persons character






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






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






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






23. Separation of parts of a compund word






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. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






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






28. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






29. Use of words of same or similar meaning






30. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






32. An exageration without like or as






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






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






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






36. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'