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| 6266900801 | antimetabole | figure of emphasis in which the words in one phrase or clause are replicated, exactly, or closely, in reverse grammatical order in the next phrase or clause Example: "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." -John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address 1961 | 0 | |
| 6266900802 | antecedent | the word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun | 1 | |
| 6266900803 | antithesis | the opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite Example: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." -Neil Armstrong | 2 | |
| 6266900804 | ad hominem | in argument, an attack against a person rather than the issue | 3 | |
| 6266900805 | colloquialism | a word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing | 4 | |
| 6266900806 | anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause Example: "Never steal, cheat, lie, or drink- But if you must steal, steal away from bad company. if you must cheat, cheat death. if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. And if you must drink, drink in the good times." -From the movie Hitch | 5 | |
| 6266900807 | anaphora | form of parallel structure that uses the same words at the beginning of successive clauses Example: "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." -Winston Churchill | 6 | |
| 6266900808 | anecdote | a short account of some interesting or humorous event, often a personal experience of the speaker or writer | 7 |
