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33 Cards in this Set
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Antithesis |
contracts two ideas by placing them next to each other, almost always in parallel structure |
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Parallelism |
Such an arrangement that one element of equal importance is with another is similarly developed phrased and constructed |
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Asyndeton |
using no conjunctions in order to amplify an effect or the importance of an idea |
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Climax (gradatio) |
figure of repetition in which words or phrases or sentences are arranged in order of increasing intensity or importance, often in parallel construction
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Hyperbole |
language which greatly overstates or exaggerates facts
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Irony |
expression of something which is contrary to the intended meaning
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Litotes |
a form of understatement, created by denying the opposite of the idea in mind |
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Paradox |
an assertion seemingly opposed to common sense, but that may yet have some truth in it |
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Polysyndeton |
the use of more conjunctions than is normal or customary |
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Understatement |
deliberately expressing an idea as less important than it actually is
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Amplification |
involves repeating a word or expression while adding more detail to it in order to highlight what may be passed over |
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Distinctio |
Presenting a specific meaning for a word in order to prevent ambiguity or confusion |
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Exemplum |
Providing a specific example including visual, concrete details
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Expletive |
A word or short phrase often interrupting a sentence used to lend emphasis to the words immediately before and/or after the expletive |
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Metanoia |
qualifies a statement or a part of a statement by rejecting it or calling it back and expressing it in a better, milder, or stronger way |
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Anaphora |
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases |
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Anadiplosis |
Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the follow clause |
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Epistrophe |
a counterpart to anaphora, the repetition of words or phrases coming at the end of successive phrases |
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Antanagoge |
Placing a good point or benefit next to a fault or criticism in order to reduce the impact or significance of the negative point |
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Hyperbaton |
consists in arranging the words in the sentence in an unexpected or unnatural order to make certain parts stand out |
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Parenthesis |
Consists of a word, phrase, or whole sentence inserted as an aside in the middle of another sentence |
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Rhetorical Question |
Figure which asks a question, not for the purpose of further discussion but to assert or deny an answer implicitly |
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Sententia |
A wise, witty, or pithy maxim or aphorism is used to sum up the preceding material |
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Aporia |
expressing doubt about a fact, an idea, or a conclusion in order to prevent alternatives without favoring one or the other |
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Hypophora |
Asking one or more questions and then procedding to answer them, usually at some length |
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Procatalepsis |
Directly addressing objections allowing the writer to further his or her own argument while satisfying readers at the same time |
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Allusion |
A brief reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event, or place, real or fictitious |
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Analogy |
Compares two things which are alike in several respects for the purpose of explaining or clarifying some unfamiliar or difficult idea |
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Eponym |
A specific type of allusion, substituting the name of a person famous for some attribute in place of the attribute itself |
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Meiosis |
To belittle using a degrading epithet or nickname |
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Metaphor |
Identifying a word with something different from what the word literally means |
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Personification |
Human like qualities given to inanimate objects |
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Simile |
The comparison of two things using like or as |
