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Chiasmus

Front

reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses [Similar to antimetabole]

Back

Climax

Front

arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of increasing importance

Back

Ellipsis

Front

deliberate omission of a word or of words which are readily implied by the context

Back

Anastrophe

Front

Inversion of the natural or usual word order [Effective for gaining attention]

Back

Isocolon

Front

use of parallel structures of the same length in successive clauses, as in parallelism, but in length

Back

Antithesis

Front

the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure [Emphasizes dissimilarities and contraries]

Back

Antimetabole

Front

repetition of words in reverse grammatical order [Similar to chiasmus]

Back

Apposition

Front

placing side by side two coordinate elements, the second of which serves as an explanation or modification of the first [Insertion of additional information or emphasis]

Back

Poysyndeton

Front

deliberate use of many conjunctions [Opposite of asyndeton]

Back

Parenthesis

Front

insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence [Allows authors voice to be heard]

Back

Epanalepsis

Front

repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause

Back

Polyptoton

Front

repetition of words derived from the same root [Meanings of the words do not lose their literal meaning]

Back

Epistrophe

Front

repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses

Back

Anaphora

Front

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines [Always used deliberately]

Back

Anadiplosis

Front

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

Back

Parallelism

Front

similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses [Emphasizes similarities and connections]

Back

Asyndeton

Front

deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses [Produces a hurried rhythm in the sentence]

Back

Alliteration

Front

repetition of initial or medial consonants in two or more adjacent words [Used for humorous effect]

Back

Assonance

Front

repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds

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