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15 Cards in this Set
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Asyndeton
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Leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses
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Example: I came, I saw, I conquered
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Polysyndeton
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The use of many conjunctions to slow down the sentence
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Ex: I have math homework and english homework and science homework and french homework!
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Anadiplosis
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Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next.
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Ex: He was ready to go to the new school, but the new school was not ready for him.
("the new school" ended the first clause and began the second) |
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Chiasmus
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Corresponding pairs that are in inverted order.
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Ex: Because it was raining yesterday, they read, and they rollerbladed today because it was sunny.
(The reason "because..." came first in the first clause, while it came second in the second clause. Think of it as an "x") |
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Anaphora
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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses.
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Ex: Tomorrow it will be sunny. Tomorrow we will go outside. Tomorrow we will have a picnic.
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Paradox
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A statement that is contradictory but is actually true.
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Ex: Silence filled her ears.
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Antithesis
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Contrary ideas expressed in a balanced sentence (contrast of opposites or of degree)
Effect: emphasizes opposition of ideas |
Ex: The class was the top in the school; the school was the top in the country.
Ex 2: Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. |
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Litote
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An understatement that denies the opposite of being true.
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Example: Getting shot is not good for your health.
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Conceit
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An expresson, usually an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.
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Ex: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
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Metaphor
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When something is something else.
Effect: to link things together, creates images |
ex: hair of gold shimmered in the sunlight
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Simile
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When something is like something else
Effect: Draws a connection between things, creates images |
ex: Your smile is as bright as sunshine
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Amplification
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repeating and adding detail each time
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"one is enough. One is delicious. One is irresistable
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Hyperbole
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exaguration for emphasis
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the light was brighter than the sun
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Apostrophe
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sudden turn from addressing general audience to more specific group
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Epizeuxis
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repetition of one word
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the sun, the sun, sun, the sun is hot.
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