VCE Latin Literary Techniques

The repetition of a consonant, especially at the beginning of words

A literary, historical or mythological reference

The repetition of a word or words at the start of phrases or clauses

Arrangement of contrasting words or ideas

When the author directly addresses one of his characters, or when a character addresses a thing or person not expected to hear the address (e.g. when Turnus addresses his spear)

The repetition of vowel sounds

The omission of conjunctions where they would naturally occur

Pairs of words where the order of the second pair reverses the order of the first

Completion of a sentence at the start of the following line

The use of two nouns to express one idea

A deliberate exaggeration of the facts to make a point

The use of words which involve the senses

A statement of apparent fact with the clear intention of indicating the opposite

Placement of words next to each other for effect

The use of understatement with a negative to emphasise meaning

An implied comparison

The use of a related word instead of a word e.g. Mars (god of war) instead of war

The use of a word or words whose sound suggests their meaning

Use of words which are apparently contradictory

An apparently contradictory statement which actually makes a point

The use of words to evoke feelings of pity or sympathy

Treating things or ideas as persons

A word or phrase is used more than once

The likening of one thing to another

Words can be used to create sounds

Interlocked word order, typically of nouns with adjectives

The use of a part of a thing to suggest the whole e.g. keel for a ship

An adjective transferred from the noun to which it should apply to an accompanying noun

A series of three phrases, clauses or sentences, often of increasing length

The position of words used to create an effect