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Polyptoton

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rhetorical term for repetition of words derived from the same root but with different endings ex: choosy mothers choose

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scheme

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a change in the usual order of words for rhetorical effect, (word order, letters, syntax, and sounds, whereas trope deals with modifying the meaning of a word) comes from greek schēma meaning "form" or "shape"

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climax

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Mounting by degrees through words or sentences of increasing weight and in parallel construction with an emphasis on the high point or culmination of a series of events. ex: i came. i saw. i conquered. it's a bird. it's a plane. it's Superman.

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antithesis

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juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases ex: that's one SMALL STEP for MAN, and one GIANT LEAP for MANKIND. (caps=opposites)

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anaphora

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literary/oratorical devices involving the repetition of a word/phrase at the beginning of several sentences/clauses. ex: MLK "i had a dream"

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Assonance

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repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words ex: men sell wedding bells

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polysyndeton

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purposely uses conjunctions. ex: this semester, i am taking english, and history, and biology, and math, and sociology, and PE

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parenthesis

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explanatory/qualifying word, clause, or sentence inserted into a passage that's not needed but interesting ex: billy bob, a great singer, was not a good dancer

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hyperbaton

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uses disruption or inversion of customary word order to produce a distinctive effect. Sudden turn - an interruption. ex: object there was none. passion there was none. i loved the old man.

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ellipsis

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purposely leaving something out which the reader must fill in. ex: i order the linguini, and he the lobster. (and he ordered the lobster)

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Alliteration

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repeating of the beginning sounds of words ex: peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

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asyndeton

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rhetorical term for a writing style that purposely leaves out conjunctions. ex: i came. i saw. i conquered.

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apposition

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placing side by side two coordinate elements (noun phrases) , the second of which serves as an explanation or modification of the first ex: lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins Maggie, my sister, is 5 years old.

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Epistrophe

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rhetorical term for the repetition of a word/phrase at the end of successive clauses ex: don't you ever talk about my friends. you don't know my friends.

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Anadiplosis

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repetition of words or phrases at the end of one sentence, line, or clause at the beginning of the next. ex: this public school has a record of extraordinary reliability, a reliability that every other school lacks.

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antimetabole

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create a pattern, then flip it (abc,cba) ex: we didn't land on Plymouth Rock; Plymouth Rock landed on us i can write better than anyone who can write faster, and i can write faster than anyone who can write better

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parallelism

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similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses ex: he tried to make the law clear, precise, and equitable

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isocolon

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rhetorical term for a succession of clauses or sentences of approximately equal length and corresponding structure. ex: his purpose was to impress the ignorant, to perplex the dubious, and to confound the scrupulous

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anastrophe

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syntactic reversal of the normal order ex: the dawn came --> came the dawn

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Epanalepsis

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1. rhetorical term for the repetition of a word/phrases at regular intervals: a refrain. 2. repetition at the end of a clause/sentence of the word/phrase with which it began: combo of anaphora and epistrophe ex: next time there won't be a next time

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