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Epanalepsis

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1) A rhetorical term for the repetition of oa word or phrase at regular intervals; a refrain 2) repetition at the end of a clause or sentence of the word or phrase with which it began: a combo of anaphora and epistrophe Ex. " Next time there won't be a next time."

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Parenthesis

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an explanatory or qualifying word, clause, or sentence inserted into a passage with which it doesn't necessarily have any grammatical connection. Usually marked off by round or square brackets, dashed, or commas. Ex. Billy Bob, a great singer, was not a good dancer

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Ellipsis

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In grammar and rhetoric, the omission of one or more words, which must be supplied by the listener or reader Ex. I ordered the linguini, and he the lobster

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the beginning sounds of words Ex. "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" "Long-lived", "phenomenal freshman", "the fickle finger of fate"

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Anadiplosis

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repetition of the words or phrase at the end of one sentence, line, or clause at the beginning of the next Ex. This public school has a record of extraordinary reliability, a reliability that every other school is jealous of in the city.

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Chiasmus

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In rhetoric, a verbal pattern ( type of antithesis) in which the second half of an expression is balanced against the first with the parts reversed. Essentially the same as antimetabole, but can work on the sentence level all the way up to the structure of an entire piece Ex. " Live simply so that others might simply live"

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Polysyndeton

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A rhetorical term for the sentence style that employs many conjunctions Ex. This semester I am taking English and history and biology and math and sociology and P.E.

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Asyndeton

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A rhetorical term for a writing style that omits conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. Ex. I came, I saw, I conquered

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Climax

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In rhetoric, mounting by degrees through words or sentences of increasing weight and in parallel, construction, with an emphasis on the high point or culmination of an experience or series of events. Similar to auxesis, but with climax, the words or phrases are related, as in Ex. "[ Hester said], this badge hath taught me- it daily teaches me- it is teaching me at this moment- lessons whereof my child may be the wiser and better..." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Epistrophe

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a rhetorical term for the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses. Ex. "Don't you ever talk about my friends! You don't know any of my friends. You don't look at any of my friends. And you certainly wouldn't condescend to speak to any of my friends."

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Anaphora

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A literary or oratorical device involving the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of the several sentences or clauses. Ex. Old Testament (Ecclesiastes 3:1:2) " For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die, a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted..."

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Consonance

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the repetition of identical or similar consonants sounds in neighboring words. Ex. "Mike likes his new bike" "And silken sad uncertain rustling"

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Parallelism

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similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses. By convention, items in a series appear in parallel grammatical form: a noun is listed w/ other nouns, an -ing form w/ another -ing form, and so on. ex. He tried to make the law clear, precise

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Apposition

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placing side by side two coordinate elements (noun phrases), the second of which serves as an explanation or modification of the first Ex. "Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins" -Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita

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Assonance

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The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words. Ex. Men sell wedding bells

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Palilogia (epizeuxis)

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Repetition of the same word, with none between, for vehemence.

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Antithesis

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Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas in balanced phrases Ex. " That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" - Neil Armstrong

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Scheme

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A change in the usual order of words for rhetorical effect. Deals with word order, letters, syntax and sounds, whereas trope deals with modifying the meaning of the word.

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Isocolon

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A rhetorical term for a succession of clauses or sentences of approximately equal length and corresponding structure. A type of parallelism. Ex. (his purpose was) to impress, the ignorant, to perplex, the dubious, and to confound the scrupulous

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Anastrophe

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In literary style rhetoric, the syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence, as in English, the placing of and adjective after the noun it modifies (" the form divine"), a verb before its subject ("came the dawn") or a noun preceding its preposition ("words between"). Inversion is mostly commonly used in poetry in which it may both satisfy the demands of the meter and achieve emphasis.

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Symploce

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The combo of anaphora and epistrophe: beginning a series of lines, clauses, or sentences w/ the same word or phrase while simultaneously repeating a different word or phrase at the end of each element in their series. Ex. "Together, we will make America string again. We will make America wealthy again. We will make America proud again. We will make America safe again. And yes, together we will make America great again." - Donald Trump

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Antimetabole

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A verbal pattern in which the second half of an expression is balanced against the first but with the words in reverse grammatical order (A-B-C, C-B-A) Ex. " I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anyone who can write better" - A.J Liebling "We didn't land on Plymouth rock; Plymouth rock landed on us" - Malcolm X

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Hyperbaton

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A figure of speech that uses disruption or inversion of customary word order to produce a distinctive effect; also, a figure in which language takes a sudden turn- usually an interruption. ex. "Object there was none. Passion there was non. I loved the old man."

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Polyptoton

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A rhetorical term for repetition of words derived from the same root but with different endings. Ex. "Choosy mothers choose Jif"

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