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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Contradictory words in the same phrase






2. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






3. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






4. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






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






7. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






9. Interlocking word order ABAB






10. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






11. Double negative - understatement






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






13. An omission of conjunctions in a series






14. Implied comparison






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






16. Assumption of another persons character






17. An exageration without like or as






18. Use of words of same or similar meaning






19. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






20. Substituting part for the whole






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






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






23. Saying what one says will not be said






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






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






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






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






29. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






31. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






32. 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.






33. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






35. Separation of parts of a compund word






36. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.