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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. 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)






2. Assumption of another persons character






3. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






5. Implied comparison






6. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






7. Substituting part for the whole






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






9. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






10. Saying what one says will not be said






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






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






13. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






15. Use of words of same or similar meaning






16. Double negative - understatement






17. Separation of parts of a compund word






18. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






20. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






21. 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.






22. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






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






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






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






27. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






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






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






31. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






32. Contradictory words in the same phrase






33. Interlocking word order ABAB






34. An exageration without like or as






35. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






36. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.