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14 Cards in this Set
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Anaphora |
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines. |
...not as a call to arms, though arms we need -- not as a call to battle, though embattled we are... |
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Antimetabole |
Repetition of words in reverse order. |
Ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your county. |
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Antithesis |
Opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction. |
Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver. |
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Asyndeton |
Omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words. |
She wants ____, ____, ____, ____. |
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Polysyndeton |
Addition of several coordinating conjunctions used in phrases, clauses, or words. |
She wants ____ and, _____ and, ____ and. |
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Cumulative Sentance |
Sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on. |
The radiators put out lots of heat, too much, in fact, and old-fashioned sounds and smells came with it. |
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Hortative Sentance |
Sentence that urges or calls to action. |
Let both sides look to peace. |
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Periodic Sentence |
Sentence whose main clause is at the end. |
In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued. |
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Inversion |
Inverted order of words. |
Yoda |
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Synecdoche |
Figure of speech that uses a part to represent a whole. |
I saw the sails over the horrizon |
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Metonymy |
Figure of speech that uses a related name to represent the thing. |
Track for horse racing |
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Zeugma |
Use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous meanings. |
She opened her door and her heart to the orphan. |
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Hypophora |
Figure of speech in which a writer raises a question and then immediately provides an answer.
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What's the best way to eat fried chicken? Quickly :) |
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litotes |
An understatement by using double-negatives. |
The ice cream was not too bad. |
