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11 Cards in this Set
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Epistrophe |
Device of repetition in which the same expression (single word or phrase) is repeated at the end of two or more lines. |
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Polysyndeton |
A sentence which uses a conjunction with NO commas to separate the items in a series. |
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Apposition |
The placing in immediately succeeding order of two or more coordinate elements, the latter of which is an explination, qualification, or a modification of the first (set off by a colon). |
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Antithesis |
Balancing words, phrases l, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure. |
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Asyndeton |
Commas used without conjunction to separate a series of words, thus emphasizing the parts equally. |
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Chiasmus |
A type of rhetorical balance in which the second part is syntactically balanced against the firt, but with the parts reversed. |
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Enanalepsis |
Repetition in which the same expression (single word or phrase) is repeated both at the beginning and at the end of the line, clauses, or sentence. |
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Periodic |
Main idea or central complete thought at the end of the sentence. |
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Loose sentence |
Main clause comes first, followed by farther dependant grammatical units. |
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Inversion |
The reveal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase. |
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Syntactic fluency |
Ability to create a variety of sentence structure. |
