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a basic sentence with the details added immediately at the end of the sentence
loose sentence
a sentence in which details are placed either before the sentence, or in the middle of the sentence
periodic sentence
similarity of structure in pair or series of related word, phrases, or clauses,
parallelism
He tried to make the law clear, precise, and equitable.
parallelism
deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses.
asyndeton
I came, I saw, I conquered
asyndeton
the opposite of asyndeton: deliberate use of many conjunctions
polysyndeton
i said... and then... and then.... and.. and... and then
polysyndeton
repetition of initial consonant sounds
alliteration
repetition of initial vowel sound
assonance
repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginnings of clauses
anaphora
The Lord sineth above the water floods. The Lord remaineth king forever. the Lord... the lord...
anaphora
an implied comparison between two things without using like or as
metaphor
an explicit comparison between two unlike things using like and as
simile
a figure of speech in which a part stands for a whole
synedoche
genus=species
vessel=ship
silver=money
synedoche
substitution of some suggestive word for what is actually meant
metonymy
crown=royalty
wealth=rich people
metonymy
describes one part of speech but governs two or more parts of the sentence
zeugma
As virgil guided Dante through the inferno, the Sibyl (guided) Aeneas (through) Avernus
zeugma
exaggeration
hyperbole
understatement
litotes
asking a question which does not have an answer
rhetorical question
conveys opposite of actual meaning of a word
irony
For Brutus is an honorable man (not)
irony
contradictory statement that contains a little bit of truth
paradox
art is a form of lying to tell the truth
paradox
presenting information in a story for telling "what happened"
Mode: narrative
tells how something looks, sounds, smells, feels, or tastes.
Mode: description
gets at the meaning of something. Formal, extended, stipulative.
Mode: definition
groups numerous individual items by their similarities or breaks one large category into smaller categories
Mode: Classification/Division
telling how something is done or how to do something
Mode: Process/analysis
highlights similarities and differences between items using block or point by point method
Mode: comparison/contrast
analyzing why something occurred or speculating what the consequences might be
Mode: cause and effect