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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Substituting part for the whole






2. Assumption of another persons character






3. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






4. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






6. Implied comparison






7. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






8. 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.






9. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






10. Saying what one says will not be said






11. An exageration without like or as






12. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






14. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






15. Contradictory words in the same phrase






16. Use of words of same or similar meaning






17. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






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






20. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






22. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






23. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






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






26. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






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






29. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






31. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






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






34. 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)






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






36. Double negative - understatement