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6081424110CompoundContains TWO independent clauses0
6081451731ComplexContains ONE independent clause and one or more dependent clauses1
6081460946Compound-ComplexContains TWO or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses2
6081467326Adjective PhraseA prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun by stating what kind or which one3
6081476693Prepositional PhraseA group of words that includes a preposition to indicate relations of time, place, responsibility, and motivation; a noun/pronoun follows the preposition4
6081494127Adverb PhraseA prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb by pointing out where, when, in what way, or to what extent5
6081553528Participial PhraseA modifier containing a present or past participle6
6081559783Absolute PhraseA modifier containing a noun or pronoun and a present or past participle7
6081505434Infinitive PhraseA form of a verb following the word to and acts as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb; a verb follows the preposition to8
6081516970Appositive PhraseA modifying noun or pronoun placed next to a noun or pronoun, off-set by commas, to provide additional information9
6081723040Gerund PhraseA form or a verb- with its modifiers and complements- that acts as a noun10
6081759132ChiasmusThe repetition and arrangement of two key terms in a sentence using the ABBA pattern11
6081774913AsyndetonThe omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses12
6081780751ZegumaIncludes several similar rhetorical devices, all involving grammatically correct linkage of two or more parts of speech by another part of speech13
6081802692Scesis OnomatonEmphasizes an idea by expressing it in a string of generally synonymous phrases or statements14
6081860204SyllepsisA kind of ellipsis in which one word is understood differently in relation to two or more other words, which modifies or governs15
6081886020PolysyndetonOpposite of asyndeton, the deliberate use of many conjunctions for emphasis, a feeling of multiplicity, energetic enumeration, and building up16
6081902606AnadiplosisRepeats the last word of one phrase, clause, or sentence at or very near the beginning of the next. Can be generated in series for the sake of beauty or to give a sense of logical progression17
6081918778EpizeuxisRepetition of one word for emphasis18
6081921606AnaphoraRepetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences or lines19
6081984759EpistropheEnding a series of lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences, with the same word or words20
6081991479AntanaclasisA play on words in which a key word is repeated in a different, often contrary sense21
6081998548PolyptotonA rhetorical term for repetition of words derived from the same root but with different endings22

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