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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






2. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






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






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






6. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






8. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






9. Interlocking word order ABAB






10. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






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






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






14. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






15. Double negative - understatement






16. Separation of parts of a compund word






17. 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)






18. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






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






20. Saying what one says will not be said






21. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






22. An omission of conjunctions in a series






23. Substituting part for the whole






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






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






26. Contradictory words in the same phrase






27. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






28. Assumption of another persons character






29. 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.






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






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






32. An exageration without like or as






33. Use of words of same or similar meaning






34. Implied comparison






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






36. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities