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201690417polysyndetonuse of a conjunction between each word (opposite of asyndeton)
201690418asyndetonommitting conjunctions between each word
201690419appositivea noun used to identify or rename another noun
201690420anadiplosisrepeats the last word of the sentence at the or near the beginning of the next
201690421ellipsistaking something out of a sentence and replacing it with ...
201690422alliterationreoccurence of initial consonant sounds, use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
201690423antimetabolereversing the order of repeated words
201690424assonancesimilar vowel sounds repeated in successive words
201690425climaxarranging words in the order of increasing importance
201690426antithesisestablishes a clear contrasing relationship between two ideas by joining them together
201690427zeugmalinks 2 or more parts of speech by another part of speech
201690428epistropherepitition of the words at the end of sentences
201690429anaphorarepitition of the words at the beginning of sentences
201690430parenthesisa message that departs from the main subject
201690431parallellismadds balance and rhythem and clarity
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