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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
Instructions:
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1. An exageration without like or as






2. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






4. An omission of conjunctions in a series






5. Saying what one says will not be said






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






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






8. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






9. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






10. Assumption of another persons character






11. Double negative - understatement






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






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






14. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






15. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






16. 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)






17. Implied comparison






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






19. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






21. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






23. Substituting part for the whole






24. Use of words of same or similar meaning






25. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






27. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






28. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






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






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






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. Separation of parts of a compund word






34. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






35. Interlocking word order ABAB






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