Style

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Anaphora

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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

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Asyndeton

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a writing style where conjunctions are omitted in a series of words. phrases or clauses. It is used to shorten a sentence and focus on its meaning. For example, Julius Caesar leaving out the word "and" between the sentences "I came.

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Cacophony

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The use of harsh or discordant sounds in literary composition, as for poetic effect.

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Colloquial

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is the use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing.

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Connotation

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the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning

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Denotation

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Most basic definition of a word

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Dialect

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particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

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Dialogue

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conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.

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Diction

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the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

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Digression

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a section of a composition or speech that marks a temporary shift of subject

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Dissonance

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the use of harsh-sounding, unusual, or impolite words in poetry to create a disturbing effect or to catch the reader's attention by interrupting a smooth flow of words.

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Epistrophe

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the repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences

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Hypotaxisclause

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subordination of one clause to another, or when the clauses are coordinated or subordinated to one another within sentences

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Invective

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The term invective denotes speech or writing that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution.

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Inversion

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syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence

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Jargon

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special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.

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Malapropism

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the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect, as in, for example, “dance a flamingo ” (instead of flamenco ).

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Paradox

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self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.

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Parataxis

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the placing of clauses or phrases one after another, without words to indicate coordination or subordination, as in Tell me, how are you?.

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Polysyndeton

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literary technique in which conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed

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Pun

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joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

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Repetition

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Repeated word or phrase

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Satire

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the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

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Slang

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type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people.

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Stream of Consciousness

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literary style in which a character's thoughts, feelings, and reactions are depicted in a continuous flow uninterrupted by objective description or conventional dialogue.

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Style

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refers to the manner in which an author chooses to write to his or her readers. A style reveals both the writer's personality and voice, but it also shows how he or she perceives the audience.

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Vernacular

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using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language. b : of, relating to, or being a nonstandard language or dialect of a place, region, or country.

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Voice

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individual writing style of an author, a combination of idiotypical usage of syntax, diction, punctuation, character development, dialogue, etc., within a given body of text (or across several works).