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figuresofspeech
Latin figures of speech
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the omission of words necessary to the grammatical structure of the sentence and easily supplied from the context | ellipsis |
| an exaggeration for rhetorical effect | hyperbole |
| the affirming of something by denying its opposite | litotes |
| an implied comparison without using "like" or "as" | simile |
| the substitution of one word for another that it suggests | metonymy |
| the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning | onomatopoeia |
| the repetition of a word, for emphasis, ath the beginning of successive phrases or clauses | anaphora |
| the omission of conjunctions where one would normally expect them | asyndeton |
| the arragnement of pairs of words in reverse, or crisscross, order | chiasmus |
| rhetorical repetition of words that end one clause and being the next | anadiplosis |
| the us of "we" | nosism |
| repetition of words at the end of a sentence | antistrophe |
| a reversal of the natrual or logical order of ideas; putting firs things last | hysteron proteron |
| the repetition of the same lettter at the beginning of successive words or syllables | alliteration |
| the use of unnecessary conjunctions | polysyndeton |
| the use ofa part of an object to represent the entire object | syncedoche |
| the seperation of a compound word by one or more intervening words | tmesis |
| the use of three | triad |
| use of two words that take on a different meaning | sylipsis |
| balanced arrangement of words | symmetry |
| the substitution of a less objectionable phrase for one that seems more harsh | eufamism |
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