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6 Cards in this Set
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Aposiopesis
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Aposiopesis- The speaker fails to complete his sentence, (seemingly) overpowered by his emotions
Ex: Though I know love often prevails, I simply can’t— |
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Asyndeton
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Asyndeton- The omission of conjunctions to coordinate clauses, phrases, or words where conjunctions would normally be used
Ex: What can the sheepdog make of such simplified terrain—no hills, streams, bog walls, tracks? |
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Polysyndeton
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Polysyndeton- The unusual repetition of the same conjunction (opposite of asyndeton)
Ex: It is a land with neither night nor day, nor heat nor cold, nor any wind, nor rain, nor hills nor valleys. |
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Ellipsis
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Ellipsis- A word or phrase in a sentence is omitted though implied by the context
Ex: Elizabeth embraces Jonathan, and Jonathan, Elizabeth. |
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Inversion
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Inversion- The usual word order is rearranged, often for emphasis or to maintain the meter
Ex: Too often are my comments ignored. |
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Parallelism
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Parallelism- The repetition of identical or similar syntactical elements (word/phrase/clause)
Ex: Dark can represent evil; light may symbolize good. |
