Inversion of the natural or usual word order. (Ex: Strong in the force, you are)
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Ellipsis
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Deliberate omission of a word or of words which are readily implied by the context. (Ex: And he to England shall along with you)
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Asyndeton
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Deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses. (Ex: I came, I saw, I conquered)
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Antithesis
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The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure. (Ex: Man proposes, God disposes)
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Parallelism
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Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses. (Ex: Like father, like son)
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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. (Ex: Paul, on the other hand, is considered extremely trustworthy)