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alliteration
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the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter, as in apt alliteration's artful aid.
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anaphora
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the use of a word as a regular grammatical substitute for a preceding word or group of words, as the use of it and do in I know it and he does too.
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anastrophe
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inversion of the usual order of words.
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enallage
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the use of one grammatical form in place of another, as the plural for the singular in the editorial use of we.
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metonymy
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a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.”
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hiatus
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a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
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