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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. |
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