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Epistrophe

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the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences

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Polyptoton

Front

repetition of words derived from the same root

Back

Epanalepsis

Front

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

Back

chiasmus

Front

A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed

Back

Parallelism

Front

similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

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prothesis

Front

adding an extra syllabi's or letters to the beginning work

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Alliteration

Front

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

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Assonance

Front

Repetition of vowel sounds

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asyndenton

Front

conjunctions are omitted, producing a fast-paced and rapid prose

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ellipsis

Front

in a sentence, the omission of a word or words replaced by three periods

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Anastrophe

Front

Inversion of the natural or usual word order

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Anadiplosis

Front

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

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climax

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Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

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Antimetabole

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Repetition of words in reverse order

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isocolon

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Parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure, but also in length

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Polysyndeton

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Deliberate use of many conjunctions

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neologism

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new word or expression

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anaphora

Front

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

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antithesis

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the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

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parenthesis

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insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence

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