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Epistrophe

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the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences EX: Stuttering

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Metonymy

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the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant EX: Nicknames

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Analogy

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A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way. Ex: Collage

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Tone

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the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc. EX: Attitude

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Asyndeton

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the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. EX: Interruptions

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Paradox

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A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. EX: Absurdity

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Diction

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

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Hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. EX: Sarcasm

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Rhetorical Question [erotesis]

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A question posed by the author, but not answered by them because its answer should be obvious to the reader. EX: Common Sense

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Irony

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the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

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Anadiplosis

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repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause

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Allusion

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an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. EX: Magicians

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Parallelism

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the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc. EX: Romanticize

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Ethos

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credibility

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Syntax

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The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. EX: Pronouncement

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periodic sentence

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a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause EX: Save the best for last.

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Polysyndeton

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The deliberate use of a series of conjunctions. EX: I wore a sweater, and a hat, and a scarf, and a pair of boots, and mittens

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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. EX: Friends

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Colloquialism

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a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.

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Euphemism

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a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

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Pathos

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a quality that evokes pity or sadness EX: Depression

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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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Synecdoche

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A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor), the whole for a part (as the law for police officer), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for assassin), the general for the specific (as thief for pickpocket), or the material for the thing made from it (as steel for sword).

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. EX: Easier way to say it

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Understatement

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the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. EX: Overrated

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Thesis

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a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved. EX: Fact

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Zeugma

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a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses EX: You are free to execute your laws, and your citizens, as you see fit.

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