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symploce |
One word/phrase is repeated at the beginning and another word/phrase is repeated at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences |
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synesthesia |
An author's use of words in a figurative way to evoke reader responses from multiple sentences |
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synecdoche |
a type of metaphor in which the part stands for the whole |
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syllogism |
a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion |
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syllepsis |
rhetorical term in which one word, usually a verb, is understood differently in relation to the word it modifies |
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sentenia |
a figure of argument in which a wise, witty, breif, or terse aphorism is used to sum up preceeding material |
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reductio ad absurdum |
to reduce something to its most absurd state |
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satire |
a work that targets vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform/ridicule |
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stream of conciousness |
uninterrupted flow of thoughts and ideas in the curious mind |
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rhetorical question |
a question asked but not answered because the answer is understood |
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sarcasm |
bitter, caustic lang. that is meant to hurt/ridicule someone/something |
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stereotype |
a bias against a particular group, a generalization, or assumptions that have become common knowledge |
