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rhetorical devices
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| polysyndeton | use of conjunctions between every item within a list or set |
| zeugma | one verb serves 2 clauses, which may have totally different meanings. |
| ellipsis | omission of words/ phrases that will not take away from the overall meaning of a clause. |
| parallelism | using similar words, clauses, phrases, sentence structure, or other grammatical elements to emphasize similar ideas in a sentence. |
| rhetorical question | a question or statement that leads to an implied answer. |
| isocolon | type of parallelism that uses a syllable length to create a rhythm in multiple clauses of a sentence |
| asyndeton | omission of conjunctions within a list or set (not fanboys) |