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10 Cards in this Set
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SARDONIC STATEMENTS |
Bitterly scornful ; cynical ; expecting the worst |
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EPIZEUXIS |
Repeating words in immediate succession (The horror.The horror.) |
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PLOCE |
Repeating words in a line or clause (For she that scorned me, now scorned of me) |
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ANATANACLASIS |
Punning on a repeated word to obtain different meanings . (Put out the light , and then put out the light) |
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ANAPHORA |
The same words begin successive sentences for emphasis and rhythm. ('' That never words were music to thine ear / That never object pleasing to thy eye...'' |
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INVECTIVE |
Harsh , abusive language directed against a person or cause. Vituperative writing. (Ex. The sermons of ''sinners in the hands of an angry God'') |
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ASYNDETON |
The practice of leaving out the usual conjunctions b/t coordinate sentence elements. ( smile , shake hands , part.) |
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POLYSYNDETON |
The use of more conjunctions than is normal (... and swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flees) |
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SENTENCE STRUCTURE: COMPLEX |
A complex sentence contains an independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses: e.g., You said that you would tell the truth |
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ANADIPLOSIS |
The repitition of a key word, especially the last one, at the beginning of the next sentence or clause. (''He gave his life; life was all he could give.'') |
