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24 Cards in this Set
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Parallelism |
Similarity of structure in words or phrases eg. We cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. |
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Antithesis |
Juxtaposed ideas in parallel structure eg. Live in your world, play in ours. |
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Anastrophe |
Inverted word order eg. Powerful you have become. |
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Parenthesis |
The insertion of verbal unit in a position that interrupts the flow of a sentence eg. My brother - the escaped convict - is coming to dinner. |
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Ellipsis |
The omission of words which are grammatically necessary to a sentence eg. In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity; in peace, goodwill. |
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Alliteration |
Repetition of consonant sounds eg. Veni, vidi, vici. |
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Assonance |
Repetition of vowel sounds eg. It was a sunny summer. |
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Anaphora |
Repetition of a word at the beginning of a clause or sentence eg. Blessed are they that mourn, for they hsall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. |
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Epistrophe |
Repetition of a ward at the end of a clause or sentence eg. When I was a child I spoke as a child, thought as a child. When I became a man, I put away my childish things. |
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Climax |
Arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in order of increasing importance eg. I came, I saw, I conquered. |
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Metonymy |
Referring to a thing by the name of an associated thing eg. My ride is parked outside. |
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Synecdoche |
Referring to a thing by the name of a part of the thing eg. My wheels are parked outside. |
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Personification |
Giving a non-human thing human qualities eg. Necessity is the mother of invention. |
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Apostrophe |
The personified thing is spoken to eg. Justice, why have you left Gotham? |
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Prosepopoeia |
The personified thing speaks eg. Justice cries out for aid in Gotham. |
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Chremamorphism |
Giving a human non-human qualities eg. His mind is like a hard drive. |
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Hyperbole |
Overstatement eg. Washington, Washington, six foot twenty flipping killing for fun. |
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Litotes |
Understatement eg. I guess 19/20 is an okay mark. |
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Anthimeria |
Substituting one part of speech for another eg. Gatorade me, bitch! |
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Periphrasis |
Using overly complicated language to avoid directly stating the meaning eg. Your dog passed away. |
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Onomatopoeia |
A word imitating a sound eg. Bang! |
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Rhetorical Question |
A question not meant to be answered, in which the answer is assumed to be known by all parties eg. What the hell, dude? |
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Oxymoron |
A condensed paradox eg. Military intelligence |
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Paradox |
A statement liking contradicting ideas eg. One thing I know is that I know nothing. |
