Latin Flashcards
1
Q
Synecdoche
A
Part for a whole; whole for a part
2
Q
Litotes
A
Avoidance of a positive claim X is not Y
3
Q
Paradox
A
Contradictory
4
Q
Ellipsis
A
X saw Y; A B
5
Q
Hyperbaton
A
Unusual word order X the Y
6
Q
Hysteron Proteron
A
Describing events while breaking chronological order
7
Q
Isocolon
A
Parallel structure
8
Q
Hendiadys
A
Anger and Frank entered the room
9
Q
Zeugma
A
X and Y did Z
10
Q
Anaphora
A
Series of phrases beginning with the same word
11
Q
Epistrophe
A
Series of phrases ending in the same word
12
Q
Antithesis
A
Use of wrongly contrasting terms in parallel structure
13
Q
Chiasmus
A
Crisscross word orderABBA
14
Q
Preterition
A
I will not say X
15
Q
Paranomasia
A
Pun
