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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. A formal description - often used in epic to make a transition to a new scene






2. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






4. An exageration without like or as






5. Interlocking word order ABAB






6. Substituting part for the whole






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






8. Separation of parts of a compund word






9. Saying what one says will not be said






10. Implied comparison






11. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






13. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






15. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






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






18. Double negative - understatement






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






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






21. Assumption of another persons character






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






23. Contradictory words in the same phrase






24. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






25. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






26. An omission of conjunctions in a series






27. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






29. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






30. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






31. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






33. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






34. 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.






35. 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)






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