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Rhet Dev Set 4

TermDefinition
idiom a common expression that has acquired a meaning that differs from its literal meaning
malapropism a confused, comically inaccurate use of a long word or words
euphemism the use of more polite language to express vulgar or distasteful ideas
epithet an adjective or phrase that describes a prominent feature of a person or thing
aphorism a statement of some general principle, expressed in a memorable way by condensing much wisdom into few words
apostrophe a direct address to an absent or dead person or to an object
zeugma the use of one word in a sentence to modify two other words in the sentence, typically in two different ways
parallelism the arrangement of similarly constructed clauses, sentences, or verse lines in a pairing or other sequence suggesting some correspondence between them
balanced structure a sentence consisting of two or more clauses that are parallel in structure
antithesis a contrast or opposition of ideas
anaphora repeating the same word or phrase at the beginning of lines, clauses, or sentences
epistrophe repeating the same word or phrase at the end of lines, clauses, or sentences
Created by: smoulden
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