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Archetype
\ˈär-ki-ˌtīp\ noun. |
definition: the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies; prototype
Example: He is the archetype of a successful businessman. |
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Motif
\moh-teef\ noun. |
definition:
1. a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work. 2. a distinctive and recurring form, shape, figure, etc., in a design, as in a painting or on wallpaper. 3. a dominant idea or feature Link: MOTHER "Our MOTHER insisted on decorating the bathroom in a rubber ducky MOTIF. It was embarrassing!" |
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Anaphora
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definition: the repetition of a word or words at the beginnings if sentences.
Example: In "the ground beneath her hands," Frazier repeats Monroe "liked" in the beginning of four consecutive sentences (45). |
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Anadiplosis
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definition: A rhetorical term for the repetition of the last word of one line or clause to begin the next.
Ex: "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. I sense much fear in you." (Frank Oz as Yoda in Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menance) |
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Diacope
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definition: A rhetorical term for the repetition of a word or phrase broken up by one or more intervening words.
Ex: "It is the tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn't know; and the less a man knows, the more sure he is that he knows everything." (Joyce Cary, Art & Reality, 1958) |
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Parallelism
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definition: Two or more words, phrases, or clauses that are similar in length and grammatical form.
Ex: "It is by logic we prove, but by intuition we discover." (Leonardo da Vinci) |
