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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
Instructions:
  • Answer 36 questions in 20 minutes. 2 minutes extra for reading the instructions.
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1. Omission of one or more words necessary to the sense.






2. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






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






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






6. Separation of parts of a compund word






7. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






8. Contradictory words in the same phrase






9. An omission of conjunctions in a series






10. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






11. An exageration without like or as






12. Saying what one says will not be said






13. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






15. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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






17. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






18. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






20. 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)






21. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






22. Implied comparison






23. Use of words of same or similar meaning






24. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






25. Assumption of another persons character






26. Substituting part for the whole






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






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






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. Double negative - understatement






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






32. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






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






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






35. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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