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7950562017Antithesismakes use of contrasting words, phrases, sentences, or ideas for emphasis of dissimilarity. (Generally used in parallel grammatical structures.)0
7950595093Juxtapositionhighlighting comparisons and similarities1
7950609344Parallelismsimilarity in structure in a pair of series or related words, phrases, or clauses.2
7950635576AnastropheA scheme in which normal word order is changed for emphasis.3
7950645443AppositionPlacing side-by-side two coordinate elements, the second of which serves to identify, rename, explain or modify the first4
7950677018ParenthesisThe insertion of a verbal unit in a position which is incongruous with the normal word flow5
7950725290AsyndetonDeliberate omission of conjunctions b/w words, phrases, or clauses.6
7950778047EllipsisThe omission of one or more words readily implied by context7
7950806075AlliterationThe recurrence of initial or medial consonant sounds.8
7950816784AnaphoraThe repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences.9
7950837010AssonanceSimilar vowel sounds repeated in successive or proximate words containing different consonance.10
7950850147ClimaxConsists of arranging words, clauses, or sentences in the order of increasing importance weight or emphasis.11
7950863737PolysyndetonThe use of conjunction b/w each word, or clause.12
7950880178AnalogyA comparison b/w two things to describe or explain one thing by examining its similarities w/ another thing (similes and metaphors)13
7952221893Metaphorimplied comparison b/w two things of unlike nature14
7952242758MetonymySubstitution of some attribute or suggestive word for what is actually meant15
7952255668SimileExplicit comparison b/w two things of unlike nature using like or as.16
7952277495SynechdocheFigure of speech in which a part stands for the whole.17
7952289126ApostropheThe act of addressing some abstraction or personification that is not physically present18
7952294092PersonificationInvesting abstractions for inanimate objects w/ human qualities or abilities.19
7952303404Pun: play on words1. Use of words alike in sound but different in meaning 2. Use of words that are spelled the same but w/ different sounds and meanings.20
7952317692Pun: SyllepsisUse of word understood differently in relation to two or more other words, which modifies or governs.21
7952329507HyperboleThe use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis22
7952333996IronyUse of a word in such a way as to convey a meaning opposite to the literal meaning of the words.23
7952345450LitotesDeliberate use of understatement24
7952351656Onomatopoeiause of words whose sound echoes the same sense25
7952357354OxymoronThe yoking of two terms which are ordinarily contradictory26
7952364787ParadoxA seemingly self-contradictory statement that when investigated/ explained may prove to be well founded/true27
7952368603Rhetorical QuestionA question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.28
7952378323AnadiplosisRepeats the last word of one phrase, clause, or sentence29
7952383243SarcasmThe use of irony to mock or convey contempt30

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