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Section 1

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Asyndeton

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omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words

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Chiasmus

Front

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

Back

Tmesis

Front

Intentionally breaking a word into two parts for emphasis *ex. I have two words to say to you. Im possible

Back

Schemes

Front

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

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Climax

Front

the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.

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Ellipsis

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

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Antithesis

Front

contrary ideas in a balanced sentence . It can be contrast or opposites

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Enallage

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

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Metaplasmus

Front

misspelling a word to create a rhetorical effect

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Parellism

Front

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

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Anastrophe

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Inversion of the natural or usual word order

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Antimetabole

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Repetition of words in reverse order

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prosthesis

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adding an extra syllable or letters to the beginning of a word

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Alliosis

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presenting alternatives in a balanced manner. ex You can eat well or you can sleep well.

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Polysyndeton

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the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural

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Epenthesis

Front

Adding an extra syllable or letters in the middle of a word

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