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Definitions
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Asyndeton | Lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses or words. |
Oxymoron | Apparent paradox achieved by the juxtapostion of words which seem to contradict one another. |
Chiasmus | Two corresponding pairs arranged not in parallels but in inverted order. |
Polysyndeton | The repittion of conjunctions in a series of coordinate words, phrases or clauses. |
Syllepsis | The use of a word with two others with each of which it is understood differently. |
Anaphora | The reptition of a word of phrase at the beginning of a successive phrases, clauses or lines. |
Antistrophe | Repetition of the same word of phrase at the end of sucessive clauses. |
Simile | A comparison using like or as. |
Personification | Attribute of personality to an impersonal thing. |
Cacophony | Harsh joining of sounds. |