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6390009373alliterationrepetition of the same sound begining several words0
6390009374allusionreference to a person or event or place1
6390009375anaphorarepetition of word or phrase st the beginning of clauses, phrases or lines2
6390009376antimetabolerepetition of words in reverse order3
6390009377periodic sentencesentence that's main clause is at the end4
6390009378personificationgiving an inanimate object human like characteristics5
6390009379rhetorical questiona question that doesn't require an answer6
6390009380syndochefigure of speech that used a part to represent a whole7
6390009381zeugmauses two words in a similar way that produces different meanings8
6390009382antithesisopposition of words in parallel construction9
6390009383archaic dictionold fashioned choice of words10
6390009384asynetonomission of conjunctions between phrases or words11
6390009385cumulative sentencesentence who's main idea is at the beginning then adds on12
6390009386polysyndetonexcessive use of conjunctions between words and phrases13
6390009387hortative senfdnvdsentence that urges someone to do something14
6390009388imperative sentencecommanding sentence15
6390009389inversioninverted order of words16
6390009390juxtapositionplacement of two things together to highlight similarities or difficulties17
6390009391metaphorfigure of speech that compares things without using like or as18
6390009392oxymoronparadox juxtaposition of words that contradict each other19
6390009393parallelismsimilar structure in a pair of related words, clauses and phrases20

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