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5-6 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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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 |