Latin Figures of Speech Part 1 Flashcards
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Alliteration
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Repetition of consonants of 2 or more words in a row
1
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Allegory
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When a story symbolizes something else
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Anaphora
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Repetition of the same word
3
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Aposiopesis
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Breaking off a speech
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Apostrophe
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The address of a person, place or thing not present
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Assonance
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The repetition of similar vowel sounds, either regular or final
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Asyndeton
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The lack of/no conjunctions between words, clauses, or phrases
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Chiasmus
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ABBA pattern, used as surrounding/embracing
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Ecphrasis
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Digression, based on art
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Ellipsis
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The leaving out of a word
