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| 24507350 | Antithesis | the presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by phrase, clause, or paragraphs. "To be or not to be . . ." "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times . . ." "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country . . ." | |
| 24507351 | Oxymoron | From the Greek for "pointedly foolish," ___ is a figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms. Simple examples include "jumbo shrimp" and "cruel kindness." | |
| 24507352 | Synecdoche | . a figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole. "All hands on deck" is an example. | |
| 24507353 | Hyperbole | a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement | |
| 24507354 | Anaphora | repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer's point more coherent. | |
| 24507355 | Euphony | the pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary work. |
