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7299362641alliterationRepetition of the same sound beginning several words or syllables in a sequence0
7299362642allusionBrief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art1
7299362643anaphoraRepetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines2
7299362644antimetaboleRepetition of words in reverse order.3
7299362645antithesisOpposition, or contrast, of ideas of words in a parallel construction4
7299362646archaic dictionOld-fashioned or outdated choice of words5
7299362647asyndetonOmission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words6
7299362648cumulative sentenceSentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on7
7299362649hortative sentenceSentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action8
7299362650Imperative sentenceSentence used to command or enjoin9
7299362651inversionInverted order of words in a sentence (variation of the subject-verb-object order.)10
7299362652juxtapositionPlacement of two things closely together to emphasize similarities or differences11
7299362653metaphorFigure of speech that compares two things without using like or as12
7299362654oxymoronParadoxical juxtaposition of words that seem to contradict one another13
7299362655parallelismSimilarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses14
7299362656periodic sentencesSentences whose main clause is withheld until the end15
7299362657personificationAttribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or an idea16
7299362658rhetorical questionFigure of speech in the form of a question posed for the rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer17
7299362659synedocheFigure of speech that uses a part to represent the whole18
7299362660zeugmaUse of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings19

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