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19 Cards in this Set
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Anadiplosis |
Repetition of the last word of a clause beginning with the next clause |
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Anaphora |
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several clauses or phrases |
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Anastrophe |
Reversal of natural word order |
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Antithesis |
Opposite ideas placed by each other |
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Aphorism |
A saying of an elemental truth |
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Asyndeton |
The deliberate omission of conjunctions from a series |
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Chiasmus |
An ABBA syntactical structure |
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Epanalepsis |
Repeating the opening word or phrase at the end of the sentence to emphasize a statement or idea |
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Epiphora, espistrophy |
Repetition of a word or phrase at the ending of several clauses or phrases |
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Juxtaposition |
Placing opposites next to each other for emphasis |
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Litotes |
An understatement |
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Metonymy |
The name of a thing is substituted for something with which it is closely associated. (The suits met to discuss bonuses.) |
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Polysyndeton |
Using consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed |
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Rhetorical question |
A question whose answer is assumed |
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Rhetorical shift |
When the author of an essay significantly alters his or her diction, syntax, or both |
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Synecdoche |
A part is used to name the whole (The farmer owns 500 head of cattle.) |
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Zeugma |
Two or more elements are tied together by the same verb, usually with the verb meaning something different for each element |
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Hendiatris |
Figure of speech where 3 successive words express central idea |
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Tricolon |
Series of 3 parallel elements |
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