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7th rhetoric terms

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inversion of the natural or usual word order anastrophe
raising questions, then answering them hypophora
placing, side by side, two coordinate elements, the second of which serves as an explanation of the first apposition
a single word or phrase, usually interrupting normal syntax, used to lend emphasis to words immediately proximate expletive
deliberate use of many conjunctions polysyndeton
the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or that of another word similar in sound pun
the use of exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect hyperbole
the use of deliberate understatement for emphasis or effect litotes
the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas antithesis
repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause epanalepsis
repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive phrases or clauses epistrophe
repetition of the same word or groups of words at the beginning of phrases, clauses, or sentences anaphora
asking a question, not for the purpose of eliciting an answer but rather to assert or deny something obliquely rhetorical question
asserts or emphasizes something by seeming to pass over, ignore, or deny it apophasis
repetition of similar vowel sounds in two or more adjacent words assonance
deliberate omission of conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses asyndeton
deliberate omission of a word or words, which are readily implied by the context ellipsis
repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause anadiplosis
repetition of initial or medial consonants in two or more adjacent words alliteration
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