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Parenthesis

Front

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

Back

Polyptoton

Front

repetition of words derived from the same root. "But in this desert country they may see the land being rendered USELESS by OVERUSE."

Back

Apposition

Front

placing side by side two coordinate elements, the second of which serves as an explanation or modification of the first

Back

Asyndeton

Front

the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.

Back

alliteration

Front

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

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; Balance, Rhythm, Repitition

Back

Ellipsis

Front

omission of a word or words which is implied through context

Back

Antimetabole

Front

The repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast.

Back

Anastrophe

Front

Inversion of the natural or usual word order; yodaism

Back

Antithesis

Front

the direct opposite, a sharp contrast; Not this, this; although

Back

Epanalepsis

Front

repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause; "Boys will be boys"

Back

Climax

Front

arrangement of words in order of increasing importance

Back

Anaphora

Front

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

Back

Epistrophe

Front

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

Back

Assonance

Front

Repetition of vowel sounds

Back

isocolon

Front

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

Back

Polysyndeton

Front

Deliberate use of many conjunctions

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