Ap Language Tropes And Schemes

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Parallelism

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balanced parts

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Antithesis

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putting two contrasting ideas together
ex. one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind

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Antimetabole

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reversing the order of repeated words
ex. ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country

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Chiasmus

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reverse parallelism grammatically
ex. What is learned unwillingly is gladly forgotten

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Parenthesis

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word, phrase, or sentence set aside

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Appositive

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noun description placed next to the noun
ex. That evening we were all at the concert, a really elaborate and exciting affair

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Asyndeton

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omit the conjunction
ex. He was a winner, a hero

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Ellipsis

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omission of words, something assumed

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Polysyndeton

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putting conjunction between each word
ex. I laughed and played and talked and flunked

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Apophasis

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saying you won't say something, but actually saying it
ex. I pass over the fact that Jenkins beats his wife, is an alcoholic, and sells dope to kids

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Alliteration

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repetition of beginning letter
ex. what a delicious day!

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Assonance

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repetition of vowel sounds
ex. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid

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Anaphora

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repetition of words at beginning of clause
ex. Not time, not money, not laws

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Epistrophe

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repetition of word at end of clause
ex. reason is subdued, honesty is subdued, good will is subdued

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Anadiplosis

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repeat last word of one clause at beginning of next
ex. Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her know

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Climax

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arrange words in increasing importance

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Epanalepsis

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repeat beginning word again at end
ex. Our eyes saw it, but we could not believe our eyes

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Epizeuxis

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repetition of one word
ex. The best way to describe this portion of South America is lush, lush, lush

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Eponym

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substitute an attribute with a famous person
ex. Is he smart? Why, the man is an Einstein

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Zeugma

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linking words together, but only stating the link once
ex. Fred excelled at sports; Harvey at eating; Tom with girls

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Hypophora

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raising a question to set up the answer

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Metaphor

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comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

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Synecdoche

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part stands for the whole
ex. give me a hand

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Metonymy

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whole stands for another thing
ex. the orders came directly from the White House

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Personification

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giving something human-like characteristics
ex. This coffee is strong enough to get up and walk away

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Analogy

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compares two things as a way to explain, make clear
ex. For answers successfully arrived at are solutions to difficulties previously discussed, and one cannot untie a knot if he is ignorant of it.

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Antimeria

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the use of one word class as if it is from another
ex. I'll unhair thy head

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Onomatopoeia

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word that imitates the sound it makes
ex. If you like the plop, plop, plop of a faucet at three in the morning, you will like this record

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Hyperbole

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exaggeration for effect
ex. there are a thousand reasons why I should not go

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Litotes

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understatement that denies the opposite
ex. Heat waves are not rare in the summer