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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Implied comparison






2. 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.






3. Assumption of another persons character






4. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






5. Substituting part for the whole






6. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






7. Separation of parts of a compund word






8. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






10. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






11. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






13. Saying what one says will not be said






14. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






16. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






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






19. An omission of conjunctions in a series






20. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






21. An exageration without like or as






22. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






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






25. Double negative - understatement






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






27. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






28. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






30. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






31. Use of words of same or similar meaning






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






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






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






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