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| 9743176019 | Ansyndeton | The practice of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. In a list, it gives a more extemporaneous effect and suggests the list may be incomplete. Ex: "He was brave, fearless, afraid of nothing." | 0 | |
| 9743181647 | Ellipsis | When it is a written symbol that appears as a sequence of dots, usually three (...), they will indicate that parts of a word or sentence have been omitted. These are called ellipsis points. The use of ellipsis can also be more stylistic. This is when a word or phrase is left out, or omitted, from a sentence. The words omitted may be necessary to make a sentence syntactically correct but they are not necessary for a reader to fully understand the sentence's meaning. Ex:Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth...the proposition that all men are created equal. | 1 | |
| 9743187571 | Polysyndeton | a literary device that uses multiple repetitions of the same conjunction (and, but, if, etc), most commonly the word "and." Ex:"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers." | 2 | |
| 9743194462 | Anaphora | when a certain word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of clauses or sentences that follow each other. This repetition emphasizes the phrase while adding rhythm to the passage, making it more memorable and enjoyable to read. Ex:I'm sick and tired of you letting me down. I'm sick and tired of you making me mad. And I'm sick and tired of you doing such silly things! | 3 | |
| 9743225107 | Anadiploris | Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause. Ex:"The crime was common, common be the pain." (Alexander Pope) | 4 | |
| 9743237325 | Epanalepsis | 5 | ||
| 9743239367 | Epistrophe | when a certain phrase or word is repeated at the end of sentences or clauses that follow each other. This repetition creates a rhythm while emphasizing the repeated phrase. Epistrophe is also known as epiphora and antistrophe. Ex:Last week, he was just fine. Yesterday, he was just fine. And today, he was just fine. | 6 | |
| 9743240605 | Antimetabole | a literary and rhetorical device in which a phrase or sentence is repeated, but in reverse order. | 7 | |
| 9743243102 | Litotes | Litotes is an understatement in which a positive statement is expressed by negating its opposite. This sounds like a strange definition, but a few examples will make the meaning clear. The classic example of litotes is the phrase "not bad." By negating the word "bad," you're saying that something is good, or at least OK. However, in most contexts it's an understatement. Ex:After someone hires you, you might say, "Thank you, ma'am, you won't regret it." The negation is an understatement, of course - what you really mean is that your boss will be happy with your performance. | 8 |
