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5-6 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anaphora | The repetition of a word at the beginning of phrase or clause |
| Asyndenton | The omission of conjunctions in a sentence |
| Chiasmus | A figure of speech where two or more clauses or reversed |
| Juxtaposition | A device where the main ideas or placed up against each other for comparison |
| Loose Sentence | A sentence where the main idea is at the beginning of the sentence |
| Periodic Sentence | A sentence where the main idea is at the end of the sentence |
| Polysyndenton | The use of many conjunctions |
| Rhetorical Question | A question where no answer is expected |
| Synesthesia | A figure of speech that uses two senses |
| Zeugma | A word that is used in more that one way |