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21 Cards in this Set
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Definition of Allusion |
an implied or indirect reference |
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last word is then the first word Ex: men are servants: servants of the state; servants of fame; servants of business |
anadiplosis |
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Definition and Example of Anaphora |
repetition of words/phrases ex: I have a dream speech (MLK) |
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repetition of a word in two different meanings Ex: sound = noise and sound = sturdy |
antanaclasis |
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Definition and Example of Apologist |
person who makes a case for a controversial topic ex: Romeo and Juliet
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Definition of Apostrophe |
talk to inanimate objects |
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Definition and Example of Assonance |
repetition of vowel sounds in two or more adjacent words ex: more war or warriors memorial |
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Definition and Example of Auxesis |
magnifying the importance of something (like a hyperbole) ex: calling a scratch on an arm a wound |
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Two Examples of Chiasmus |
1. all for one and one for all 2. ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country |
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Creepy metaphor compliment Ex: flea poem |
conceit |
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logical reasoning with one premise left unstated ex: we can't trust this man, for he has perjured himself in the past. (missing: those who perjure can't be trusted) |
enthymeme |
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Definition of invective |
hateful speech |
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Definition of litotes |
understatement; sarcasm opposite of auxesis |
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Definition and Example of parallelism |
gives structural similarity ex: it was the best of times, it was the worst of times |
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Example of polysyndeton |
I bought eggs and milk and tea and jam. (use 'and' a lot) |
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Definition and Example of tautology |
repeating yourself ex: If you don't get any better, then you'll never improve. |
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one word governs two other words not related in meaning ex: He governs his will and his kingdom. |
zeugma |
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substitute name ex: Roseberry for administration |
metonomy |
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a part of something used to refer to the whole ex: some people call all soda "coke" |
synecdoche |
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Difference between metonomy and synecdoche |
Metonomy is when one thing is used to represent a larger concept and it becomes Synecdoche when the representative thing is actually part of the larger thing it is representing
any example of s is an example of m but only some examples of m are an example of s |
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Examples for Metonomy and Synecdoche |
M: Hollywood typically refers to the entire American film industry
S: Hollywood is one part of the American film industry |
