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parallelism

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similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases or clauses. also called parallel grammatical form: a noun is listed w/ other nouns, an -ing form w/ other -ing forms and so on ex: he tried to make the law dear, precise, and equitable "that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"

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polysyndeton

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a rhetorical term for a sentence style that employs many conjunctions ex: this semester, i am taking english and history and biology and mathematics and sociology, and physical education

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asyndeton

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a rhetorical term for a writing style that omits conjunctions between words, phrases, and clauses ex: "i came, i saw, i conquered"

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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 several sentences or clauses ex: the old testament (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2) for everything there is a season, and a time for ever matter under neavan: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what has been planted

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symploce

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Combination of anaphora and epistrophe: the beginning a series of lines, clauses, or sentences w/ the same word or phrase with simultaneously repeating different words or phrase at the end of each sentence ex: together, we will make america strong 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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assonance

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the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words. ex: mike likes his new bike

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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 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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chaismus

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i rhetoric, a verbal pattern ( a 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 in the sentence level all the way up to the structure of an entire piece. ex: "live simple that others might simply live" Ghandi it is hard to make money, but to spend it is easy

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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 ex: ( ABC, CBA) i can write better than anybody who can write faster, and i can write faster than anybody who can write better"

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hyperbaton

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a figure of speech that uses disruption or inversion of costumes have word order to produce a sudden turn- usually an interruption ex: object there was none. passion there was none. i loved the old man.

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anastrophe

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

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ellipsis

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i'm grammar the rhetoric, the omission of one or more words, which much be supplied by the listener or reader ex: i ordered the linguini, and he the lobster

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scheme

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a change in the usual order of words for rhetorical effect. deals w/ word order, letters, syntax, and sounds, whereas tropes desls w/ modifying the meaning of a word scheme comes from greek schema meaning "form" or "shape"

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parenthesis

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an explanatory or qualifying word, clause, or sentence inserted into a passage w/ which it doesn't necessarily have any grammatical connections. usually marked off by round or square brackets, dashes, or commas ex: Billy Bob, a great singer, not a good dancer

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epanalepsis

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1) and rhetorical term for the repetition of a 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 combination of snapshots and epistrophe. ex: next time there won't be a next time

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antithesis

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juxtaposition of contrasting ideas or balanced phrases ex: "that's one small step for man, one giant leap for man kind. " neil armstrong

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polyploton

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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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Isocolon

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a rhetorical term for a succession of clauses or sentence 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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epistrophe

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a rhetorical term for the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses: also known as epiphora 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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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.

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Epizeuxis (Palilogia)

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repetition of the same word, w/ nothing between ex: "never give in- never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy." winston churchill

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anadiplosis

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repetition of the words or phrases at the end of one sentence, like, 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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