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Allusion |
an indirect reference, often to a person, event, statement, theme or work (mythology, religion, history, science, art, etc.) that an author expect the reader to understand and apply. Allusions enrich meaning through the connotations they carry |
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Antimetabole |
repetition of words in reverse order
ex: fair is foul and foul is fair |
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Antithesis |
rhetorical figure in which two ideas are directly opposed; juxtaposition of contrasting ideas and tone
ex: setting foot on the moon may be a small step for man but a giant step for mankind. |
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Asyndeton |
a rhetorical figure involving the deliberate omission of conjunctions to create a concise, terse, and often memorable statement
ex: I came, I saw, I conquered |
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Cumulative sentence |
an independent clause followed by a series of subordinate clauses or phrases that add detail (also called a loose sentence) |
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Anaphora |
exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences; type of parrallelism |
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Metaphor |
one thing is spoken of as tough it were some else; an implied comparison. |
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Metonymy |
substitution of a related or closely associated word for the word actually meant; e.g. the bench ruled = judge |
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oxymoron |
two opposing or contradictory words are combined (ex. friendly fire, genuine imitation, open secret) to present a paradox |
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personification |
human characteristics are given to non-human things |
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Hortative sentence |
sentence that exhorts, advises, suggests, calls to action; less of a command than an imperative sentence |
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imperative sentence |
sentence used to command, enjoin, implore, entreat |
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juxtaposition |
two opposite ideas put together to compare and contrast, in a narrative or poem |
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inversion |
normal order of words are reversed in order to achieve a particular effect on of emphasis or meter |
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Zeugma |
figure of speech in which a word, usually a verb or adjective, implies to more than one noun. blending together grammatically and logically different ideas |
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periodic sentence |
sentence whose main clause in held until the end |
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archaic diction |
a phrase or word considered very old fashioned and outdated. it can be a word, phrase, a group of letters, spelling and syntax |
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Parallelism |
the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same or similar in construction, sound, meaning, or meter |
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rhetorical question |
asked just for effect or to lay on emphasis on some point discussed when no real answer is expected |
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alliteration |
stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same constant sound , occur close together in a series |
