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AP Latin Figurative Language Flashcards

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6834935154Anaphorathe repetition of the same word0
6834935155Anastropheword not in the right place1
6834935156Asyndetonomission of conjunctions2
6834935157Apostropheaddress to someone or something not present; vocative case3
6834935158ChiasmusABBA word order4
6834935159Enjambmentdelay of the final word or phrase of a sentence to the beginning of the following line5
6834935160Hendiadyslarge scale to smaller scale—Italy to Tiber, etc.6
6834935161Hyperbatonwords that naturally belong to one another are separated for emphasis or effect7
6834935162Hyperboleexaggeration, emphatic overstatement8
6834935163Hysteron proteronwhen an event is reversed—ex. "I put my shoes & socks on"9
6834935164Litotesdeliberate understatement10
6834935165Metaphora comparison in which one thing is said to be another11
6834935166Metonymyone word closely related to another used to suggest the other word, ex. The Crown had absolute power in the Middle Ages12
6834935167Onomatopoeiathe use of words to imitate the sounds they describe13
6834935168Personificationgiving human qualities to animals or objects14
6834935169Polysyndetonuse of several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some may be excessive—ex. "et"s and "que"s15
6834935170Similefigure of speech involving a comparison between unlike things using like, as, or as though16
6834935171SynchesisABAB word order17
6834935172Syncopethe omission of sounds or letters from a word; noun is always genitive, and verb is perfect—v,s,u,x before the -ere18
6834935173Synecdochesupposed to stand for something bigger19
6834935174TmesisSeparation of one word into two parts (in Latin this is always the separation of a compound word)20
6834935175Transferred Epithet21
6834935176Pleonasmunnecessary words to convey something already understood; using "voce" before speaking22
6834935177Ellipsiswhen word is missing "est"23
6834935178Aposiopesisa break in speech; side note24
6834935179Polyptotonsame word, in different forms25
6834935180Synizesiswhen you change a vowel from long to short (usually i to e)26
6834935181Zeugmaa word serves for two different purposes27
6834935182Juxtaposition28

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