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26 Cards in this Set
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alliteration
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repetition of the same sound beginning several words in sequence
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anacoluthon
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lack of grammatical sequence; a change in the grammatical construction within the same sentence
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anadiplosis
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the rhetorical repetition of one or several words; specifically repetition of a word that ends one clause at the beginning of the next.
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anaphora
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the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines
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anastrophe
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transposition of normal word order; most often found in latin in the case of prepositions and the words they control. it is a form of hyperbaton
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antistrope
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repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses.
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antithesis
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opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction
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aporia
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expression of doubt (often feigned) by which a speaker appears uncertain as to what e should think, say, or do.
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aposiopesis
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a form of ellipse by which a speaker comes to an abrupt halt, seemingly overcome by passion (fear,excitement, etc) or modesty
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apostrophe
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a sudden turn from the general audience to address a specific group or person or personified abstraction absent or present.
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archaism
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use of an older or obsolete form.
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assonance
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repetition of the same sound in words close to each other
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assyndeton
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lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words
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brachylogy
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a generel term for abbreviated or condensed expression, of which assyndeton and zeugma are typres. ellipse id often used synonymously. the supressed word of phrase can usually be suppied easily from the surrounding context.
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cacophony |
harsh joining of sounds |
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catachresis |
a harsh metaphor involving the use of a word beyond its strict sphere. |
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chiasmus |
two corresponding pairs arranged not in parallels, but in inverted order (a-b-b-a) |
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climax |
arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of ascending power. often the last emphatic word in one phrase or clause is repeated as the first emphatic word or the next. |
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euphemism |
substitution of an agreeable expression for one whose plainer meaning might be unpleasant. |
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hendiadys |
use of two words connected by a conjunction instead of subordinating one to the other, to express a single complex idea. |
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hypallage |
transferred epithet, grammatical agreement of a word wit another word which it does not logically qualify, exchanging |
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hyberbaton |
separation of words which belong together, often to emphasise the first of the separated words or to create a certain image |
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hyperbole |
exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect |
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hysteron proteron |
inversion of the natural sequence of events, often meant to stress the event which, through later in time, is considered moreimportant |
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irony |
expression of something which is contrary to the intended meaning, the words say one thing but mean another. |
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litotes |
understatement for intensification, by denying the contrary of the thing being affirmed. |
