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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Contradictory words in the same phrase






2. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






3. Use of words of same or similar meaning






4. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






5. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






6. Double negative - understatement






7. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






9. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






10. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






11. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






13. 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)






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






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






16. Implied comparison






17. Saying what one says will not be said






18. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






19. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






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






22. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






24. Assumption of another persons character






25. Substituting part for the whole






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






27. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






28. An exageration without like or as






29. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






36. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense