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miles english
Question | Answer |
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isocolon | sentence with words or clauses similar in structure and length. |
antithesis | a juxtaposition of contradicting ideas. |
anastrophe | switch of the usual word order. |
parenthesis | interruption of a verbal unit within a sentence, using parenthesis. |
apposition | placing commas in between the thought to further the readers knowledge. |
ellipsis | omission of a word that is already implied. use of three periods(...) when leaving something said out. |
asyndeton | omission of conjunctions. |
polysyndeton | deliberate use of many conjunctions. |
alliteration | repetition of the same consenent in at least three words. |
assonance | repetition of similar vowel sounds. |
anaphora | repetition of the same word or group of words in the beginning of clauses. |
epistrophe | repetition of the same word or group of words at the end of clauses. |
epanalepsis | repetition of a word or group of words as the end of the clause, that was at the beginning. |
anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause, at the beginning of another. |
climax | words, in a sentence, arranged in order of importance. |