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Section 1

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Anticlimax

Front

opposite of climax, but in bathos usually used humorously

Back

Tmesis

Front

intentionally breaking a word into two parts for emphasis

Back

Antimetabole

Front

repetition in reverse order

Back

Alliosis

Front

presenting alternatives in a balanced manner

Back

Parallelism

Front

when the writer establishes similar patterns of grammatical structure and length

Back

Metaplasmus

Front

misspelling a word to create a rhetorical effect

Back

Schemes

Front

figures of speech that deal with word order, syntax, letters, and sounds, rather than the meaning of a word

Back

Enallage

Front

intentionally misusing grammar to characterize a speaker or to create a memorable phrase

Back

Asyndeton

Front

using no conjunctions to create an effect of speed or simplicity

Back

Antithesis

Front

contrary ideas expressed in a balanced sentence—a contrast of opposites or a contrast of degree

Back

Anaphora

Front

repetition of beginning clauses

Back

Ellipsis

Front

Omitting a word implied by the previous clause

Back

Chiasmus

Front

taking parallelism and deliberately turning it inside out, creating a 'crisscross' patterning

Back

Symploce

Front

repeating words at both the beginning and the end of a phrase

Back

Anapodonton

Front

deliberately creating a sentence fragment by the omission of a clause.

Back

Alliteration

Front

repetition of a sound in multiple words

Back

Climax

Front

arrangement in order of increasing importance

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