miles english

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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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