personification: attribution of human qualities to inanimate objects. Example: . . . as if nox could prepare, implying intend, an "nox inducere terrīs /umbrās parābat", action. (Serm. 1.5) simile: comparison using like or as. Example: "ut iniquae mentis asellus", where Horace explicitly compares his attitude to that of a bad-tempered donkey. ( Serm. 1.9) synchysis: interlocked word order (abab), in which the "a" words and the "b" words are linked, with an interlocking effect. Example: "pressa . . . mella" are intertwined with . . . "pressa purīs mella amphorīs". "purīs (Epode 2) amphorīs". the part for the whole. synecdoche: Example: an invitation to a friend to sit down and drink with him: “latus depone sub laurū”, or side, for the whole (Odes 2.7) “latus”, flank body. “Park your butt here!”
personification: attribution of human qualities to inanimate objects. Example: "nox inducere terrīs /umbrās . . . parābat", as if nox could prepare, implying intend, an action. (Serm. 1.5) simile: comparison using like or as. Example: "ut iniquae mentis asellus", where Horace explicitly compares his attitude to that of a bad-tempered donkey. ( Serm. 1.9) synchysis: interlocked word order (abab), in which the "a" words and the "b" words are linked, with an interlocking effect. Example: "pressa purīs mella amphorīs". "pressa . . . mella" are intertwined with "purīs . . . amphorīs". (Epode 2) synecdoche: the part for the whole. Example: “latus depone sub laurū”, an invitation to a friend to sit down and drink with him: “latus”, flank or side, for the whole body. “Park your butt here!” (Odes 2.7)
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