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AP Latin Rhetorical Figures

Subjects : languages, ap, latin
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1. Interlocking word order ABAB






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






3. Separation of parts of a compund word






4. Attributing some characteristic of one thing to another thing






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. Double negative - understatement






7. Repitition of sounds - usually vowel sounds.






8. Contradictory words in the same phrase






9. Joining of dissimilar words in a unit






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






11. Saying what one says will not be said






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






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






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






15. Use of words whose sound suggest the sense






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






17. Substituting part for the whole






18. Implied comparison






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






20. An exageration without like or as






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






22. 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.






23. Use of excessive conjunctions






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






25. An abrupt failure to complete a sentence.






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






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






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






29. Assumption of another persons character






30. An omission of conjunctions in a series






31. Assigning inanimate objects human qualities






32. Repitition of key word with slight change to form






33. Arrangement of words in ABBA order.






34. Use of words of same or similar meaning






35. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'






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