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40 Cards in this Set
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a single word or short phrase, interrupting syntax to emphasize proximal words
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Expletive
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deliberately expresses an idea as less important than it actually is
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Understatement
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a particular form of understatement, generated by denying the opposite or contrary of the word which otherwise would be used
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Litotes
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recurrent syntactical similarity
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Parallelism
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reverse parallelism in which the second part is balanced by the first in reverse order
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Chiasmus
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several similar rhetorical devices all involving a grammatically correct yoking or linkage together of two or more parts of speech by antoher part of speech
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Zeugma
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establishes a clear, contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them together or juxtaposing them, often in parallel structure
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Antithesis
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repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences
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Anaphora
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repetition of the same word or words comes at the END of successive phrases
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Epistrophe (antistrophe)
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consists of raising one or more questions and then proceeding to answer them
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Hypophora
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question not answered by the writer due to an obvious answer; used for effect
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Rhetorical Question
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permits an argument to continue moving foward by anticipating an objection and answering it
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Procatalepsis
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consists of a brief statement of what has been said and what will follow
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Metabasis
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explicit reference to a particular meaning of a word in order to prevent ambiguity
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Distinctio
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repeating a word or expression while adding more detail to it to emphasize what may be passed over
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Amplification
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emphasizes an idea by expressing it in a string of generally synonymous phrases or statements
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Scesis Onomaton
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qualifies a statement by recalling it (or part of it) and expressing it in a better, milder, or stronger way
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Metanoia
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expresses doubt about an idea or conclusion
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Aporia
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comparison between two different things that resemble each other in at least one way; done for artistic likening
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Simile
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comparing two things which are alike in several aspects to explain some unfamiliar idea by showing how the idea is similar to some familiar one
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Analogy
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compares two different things by speaking of one in terms of the other (one IS the other)
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Metaphor
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another form of metaphor in which the thing chosen for the metaphorical image is closely associated with (but not an actual part of) the subject with which is it being compared
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Metonymy
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metaphorically represents an animal or inanimate object as having human attributes
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Personification
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deliberately exaggerates conditions for emphasis or effect
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Hyperbole
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short, informal reference to a famous person or event
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Allusion
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substitutes for a particular attribute the name of a famous person recognized for that attribute
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Eponym
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paradox reduced to two words
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Oxymoron
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an adjective or adjective phrases qualifying a subject (noun) by naming a key or important characteristic of the subject
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Epithet
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consists of a word, phrase, or whole sentence inserted as an aside in the middle of another sentence (final form of hyperbaton)
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Parenthesis
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the use of words whose pronunciation imitates the sound the word describes
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Onomatopoeia
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interrupts the discussion or discourse and addresses directly a person or personified thing, either present or absent to give vent to intense emotion
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Apostrophe
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consists of arranging words, clauses, or sentences in the order of increasing importance, weight, or emphasis
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Climax (gradatio)
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detailing parts, causes effects, or consequences to make a point more forcibly
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Enumeratio
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citing an example; using an illustrative story, either true or fictitious
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Exemplum
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using more words than required to express an idea; being redundant
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Pleonasm
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similar vowel sounds repeated in successive or proximate words containing different consonants
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Assonance
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mentioning a balancing or opposing fact to prevent the argument from being one-sided or unqualified
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Dirimens Copulatio
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asserts or emphasizes something by pointedly seeming to pass over, ignore, or deny it
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Apophasis
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type of metaphor in which any portion, section, or main quality stands for the whole or the thing itself
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Synecdoche
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an extravagant, implied metaphor using words in an alien or unusual way
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Catachresis
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