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39 Cards in this Set
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alliteration
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repeated consonant letters or sounds like
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bigger brown box
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anadiplosis
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repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
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He is a man of loyalty—loyalty always firm.
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analogy
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A comparison of two different things that are alike in some way (extended more than a metaphor or simile)
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Each cell is like an automobile factory. The blah blah is like the conveyor belt. Blah blah is like the workers etc
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anaphora
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Repetition of a word or phrase in 2 or more sentences or clauses
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e shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills"
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anesis
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When a word is added at the end of a statement that makes it less valid or powerful
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antimetabole
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When the same words or ideas are repeated in reverse order.
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antithesis
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When two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed.
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aposiopesis
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When the speaker stops abruptly without finishing the statement.
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appositio
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When two words are placed next to each other with one to clarify or describe the other
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assonance
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Repetition of vowel sounds with different consonants
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asyndeton
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When and or and other conjunctions are intentionally omitted in a string of words
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catachresis
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When an unusual or outlandish comparison is made between two things
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climax
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When words/ phrases are arranged in order of intensity or importance
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conduplicatio
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When words in a phrase are repeated at the beginning of another phrase sentence etc
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diacope
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When the same word or phrase is repeated with a word or phrase in between
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distinctio
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Phrase such as by x I mean is stated followed by an explination
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enthymeme
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an argument in which a premise or the conclusion is unexpressed
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enumeratio
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When the subject is divided into parts and described
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epanalepsis
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When a word or words begin and ends a phrase
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epistrophe
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repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
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epitheton
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When an adj is used to describe a person thing etc
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bad omen
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epizeuxis
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When the same word is repeated with nothing in between
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word word word
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euphemismos
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When something unpleasant is stated in a more acceptable way
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exemplum
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When an example is used to illustrate a point
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expletive
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When a word or phrase interrupts normal speech to emphasize the rest of the phrase
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hyperbole
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intentional exaggeration for rhetorical effect.
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hypophora
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When a speaker proposes and answers those same questions
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metaphor
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A comparison of two things
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oxymoron
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The combination of two contradictory words
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paradox
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A contradictory phrase that does evoke some truth
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parallelism
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Successive phrases with similar grammatic structure
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personification
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to give nonhuman attributes human characteristics
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polysyndeton
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an excessive use of conjunctions in close succession that may not be necessary
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rhetorical question
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A question whose answer is implied
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scesis onomaton
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The close repetition of different words with the same or similar meanings
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sententia
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When a wise or witty phrase is used to sum up a statement
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simile
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Comparison of two things using like or as
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symploce
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repetition of the first and last words over successive clauses.
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synecdoche
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When a word is used to stand for the whole of something
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brought home the bacon
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