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Antithesis

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Opposition, or contrast, or ideas of words in a balanced or parallel construction Ex.) "we shall support any friend, oppose any foe"

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periodic sentence

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sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end Ex.) to that world assembly of sovereign states, the United Nations, our last best hope in an age where the instruments of war have far outpaced the instruments of peace, we renew our pledge of support."

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Imperative sentence

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sentence used to command, enjoin, implore, or entreat Ex.) "all this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Not will it be finished in the first one thousand days, not in the life of this Administration, not even prehaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin."

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Antimetabole

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Repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order Ex.) "Ask not what your country can do for you- ask what you can do for your country"

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Ellipsis

Front

The deliberate omission of a word or of words readily implied by the context Ex.) let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah- to "undo the heavy burdens...(and) let the oppressed go free."

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Cumulative sentence

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sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds by adding successive details and information Ex.) "but neither can two great and powerful groups of nations take comfort from our present course-both sides overburdened by the cost of modern weapons, both rightly alarmed by the steady spread of deadly atom, yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance of terror that stays the hands of mankind's final war."

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Asyndeton

Front

Deliberate omissions of conjunctions between a series Ex.) "we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty"

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Juxtaposition

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Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts Ex.) "we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the world go forth... that that torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans- born in this century."

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Parallelism

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similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses Ex.) "let both sides explore... let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals... let both sides unite to heed"

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horatative sentence

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sentence that exhorts, advises, calls to action Ex.) let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us."

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Apposition/Appositive

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Placing side by side two co-ordinate elements, the second of which serves as an explanation or modification of the first Ex.) "to that world assembly of sovereign states, the United Nations, our last best hope..."

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Anaphora

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Repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses Ex.) "let both sides explore... let both sides seek... let both sides unite..."

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