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Antithesis
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Opposing ideas
Anti-Against Thesis-Ideas |
Ex: Hot vs. Cold
Ex2: Give me Liberty or Give me death |
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Parallelism
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Equal grammatical structure
-Subject -Verb -Noun Ex 2: •You may respond by calling, visiting or e-mailing |
Same pattern goes around the clock.
Ex: You need to work quickly and decisively. Ex 2: •You may respond by calling, visiting or e-mailing |
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Rhetorical Question
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A question you already know the answer to
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Ex: Do you want to go to heaven or hell?
-Heaven Of Course |
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Repetition
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Repeating something that has already been said or written
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Has been written many times
Ex: He Has, He has, He has |
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Anaphora
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Repeating that occurs at the beginning of each line
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Go check out repetition! if you need more of a hint
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Aphorism
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Short witty saying that is generally true
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Ex: If it is not broken; do not fix it
-The Vase isn't broken right? |
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Alliteration
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The same letter or sound at the beginning of closely related words
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Ex: Abby's aunt ate apples and acorns around august.
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Allusion
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A statement that hints at something rather than being direct
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Ex: “ I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.”
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