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2866433884alliterationRepetition of the same sound beginning several words or syllables in sequence.0
2866435715allusionA direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.1
2866437280anaphoraRepetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences.2
2866438466antimetaboleRepetition of words in reverse order.3
2866438681antithesisAn opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses.4
2866439868archaic dictionThe use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language.5
2866440519asyndetonA construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions.6
2866441427cumulative sentenceA sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases (main clause is at the beginning).7
2866442605hortative sentenceA sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action.8
2866443193imperative sentenceA sentence that requests or commands.9
2866443898inversionThe reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase.10
2866444911juxtapositionPlacing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast.11
2866446937metaphorA comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared, does not use like or as.12
2866448223oxymoronA compact paradox in which two successive words seemingly contradict each other.13
2866449968parallelismSimilarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.14
2866451241periodic sentenceA sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end.15
2866451866personificationA figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions.16
2866452664rhetorical questionA figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer17
2866454050synecdocheA rhetorical trope involving a part of an object representing the whole, or the whole of an object representing a part.18
2866455430zeugmaThe use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings.19

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