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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Using words in context where the meaning is contrary to the situation






2. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






4. Use of words of same or similar meaning






5. 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)






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






7. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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






9. Contradictory words in the same phrase






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






11. Saying what one says will not be said






12. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






14. 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.






15. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






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






17. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






19. Use of excessive conjunctions






20. Separation of parts of a compund word






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






22. Interlocking word order ABAB






23. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






24. An omission of conjunctions in a series






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






26. An exageration without like or as






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






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






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






30. Substituting part for the whole






31. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






32. Implied comparison






33. Assumption of another persons character






34. Double negative - understatement






35. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






36. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing