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19 Cards in this Set
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alliteration
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-repetition of a consonant sound, usually at the beginning of successive words
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anaphora
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-repetition of the same word(s) at the beginning of successive clauses or phrases
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asyndeton
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-the omission of customary conjuctions between words or phrases
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chiasmus
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-an ABBA arrangement of words
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ellipsis
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-omission of a word that must be understood from context
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hendiadys
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-using two nouns to express one idea
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hyperbole
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-rhetorical exaggeration
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monotony
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-a class session with Mr. Rice
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irony
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-saying one thing and meaning something else
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litotes
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-a deliberate understatement or using two negatives to make a vague positive
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metaphor
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-implied comparison of two things
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periodic sentence
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-a long sentence in which the main idea is delayed until the end of the sentence
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praeteritio
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-claiming that a point will not be mentioned, but mentioning it anyway
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rhetorical question
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-a question to which no answer is expected
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syncope
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-dropping an unaccented syllable in the middle of a word
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tricolon
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-a grouping of three words or phrases at the summation of a point
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antithesis
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-a rhetorical balancing of two words or phrases for a sense of emphasis or contrast
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simile
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-a comparision using "like" or "as"
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metonymy
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-naming something by the part
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