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finals english vocab

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show chiasmus  
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when normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to another, often to create suprise, wit, or bring awareness to differences   show
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show antithesis  
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show syllepsis  
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show ellipsis  
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show parasynethesia  
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show euphemism  
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this refers to the repetition of the closing word or phrase at the end of several clauses   show
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when one word seems to have the relation to two or more words, but in fact, it does not. The word does double duty within the phrase so that its meaning actually shifts   show
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this is when conjuctions are opmitted or left out, producing a fast paced and rapid style of writing   show
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show Polysyndeton  
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in literature this term applies to any person who looks or acts in opposition to another character. A foil's purpose is to bring another character's traits into sharp focus not to cause conflict with a character like the antagonist   show
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show archetypes  
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deliberate exaggeration for emphasis   show
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show litotes  
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when a part of something is substituted for the whole or when the whole is substituted for a part   show
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when one thing stands for something closly associated with it.   show
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show apostrophe  
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show assonance  
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show consonance  
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a term used to describe or characterize people or things that become part of their name (or even a substitution for their name)   show
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