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10719781209Repetitionthe recurrent use of a word, phrase, or line0
10719781210Anaphorathe repetition of a group of words at the beginning of successive phrases or sentences1
10719781211Epistrophethe repetition of a group of words at the end of successive phrases and sentences2
10719781212Extended Metaphora figure of speech that compares two unlike things over a paragraph, stanza, or entire selection3
10719781213AllusionA reference to a person, place, event, literary work, or popular culture4
10719781214Appeal to AuthorityIn a text, the reference to words, action, or beliefs of a person in authority as a means of supporting a claim, generalization, or conclusion.5
10719781215Parallel Structure (Parallelism)a set of similarly structured words, phrases or clauses that appears in a snetence or paragraph6
10719781216Juxtapositionthe act of placing two things next to each other for comparing or contrasting them7
10719781217AlliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds8
10719781218ToneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character9

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