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| an extended narrative prose or verse in which characters, events and settings represent abstract qualities which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface story. "the underlying meaning" | ||
| the recurrence of intentional constant sounds. EX: what a delicious day. | ||
| Short informal reference to a famous person or event. | ||
| Repeating a word or expression while adding more detail to it in order to emphasize what might otherwise be passed over. EX: This orchard, this lovely shady orchard, is the main reason i bought this property. | ||
| Repeats the last word of one phrase, clause, or sentence at or very near the beginning of the next. | ||
| Compares two things, which are alike in several respects, for the purpose of explaining or clarifying some unfamiliar or difficult idea, by showing how the idea or object is similar to some familiar one.EX: MTV is to music as KFC is to chicken. | ||
| The repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, causes, or sentences, commonly a conjunction with climax and parallelism. EX: To think on death it is a misery/ to think on life is a vanity/ to think on the world | ||
| A short simple narrative of an incident, often used to make humors point. | ||
| A clear contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them together or juxtaposing them often in parallel structure. EX: that short and easy trip made a profound change in Harold's outlook. | ||
| a short often witty statement of a principle of truth about life. EX: that which does not kill us makes us stronger. | ||
| expresses doubt about an idea or conclusion. (starts with an i most of the time).... I am not sure. | ||
| interrupts the decision or discourse and addresses directly a person or personified thing, either present or absent. | ||
| a noun or noun substitute placed next to (in apposition to) another noun to be described or defined by the appositive, can be placed after or before the noun. | ||
| Consists of omitting conjunctions between words phrases or clauses. In a list of items ____ gives the affect or unpremeditated multiplicity. List of commas with no "and" | ||
| an extravagant, implied metaphor using words in an alien or unusual way. EX: i will speak daggers to her. | ||
| a word or phrase used in everyday conversation and informal writing that is often inappropriate in formal writing... E-speak | ||
| resembles anadiplosis in the repetition of a preceding word, but it repeats a key word (not just the last word) from the preceding phrase clause sentence etc. | ||
| an explicit reference to a particular meaning or to the various meanings of a word, in order to remove or prevent ambiguity. Tells people the meaning of a word. | ||
| detailing parts, causes, effects, or consequences to make a point more forcibly. | ||
| repets the beginning word of a clause or a sentence at the end. EX: Water alone dug this giant canyon, just plain water. | ||
| forms the counterpart to anaphora, because the repetition of the same word or words comes at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences. ---___,---___,---___,---___. | ||
| a concise, witty saying in poetry or prose that either stands alone or is part of a longer work; may also refer to a short poem. |
