All Latin figures of speech you need to know: an overview


Do you have to know Latin figures of speech at school? Figures of speech are often used in texts, even in Latin. Whether you read Cicero, Catullus or Virgil in your lessons, Latin figures of speech appear frequently in all these works. Just pay attention to it when you scan through a text. That is why below you will find a list of figures of speech that you may encounter in your Latin texts. We also provide an example for everything, both in Dutch and Latin. Figures of speech just give a text more life, don't you think?

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