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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Use of words of same or similar meaning






2. An omission of conjunctions in a series






3. Interlocking word order ABAB






4. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






5. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






7. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






9. Double negative - understatement






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






11. Implied comparison






12. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






13. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






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






15. Saying what one says will not be said






16. Contradictory words in the same phrase






17. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






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






20. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






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






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






24. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






25. An exageration without like or as






26. 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.






27. Separation of parts of a compund word






28. 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)






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






30. Substituting part for the whole






31. Assumption of another persons character






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






33. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






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






36. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.