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11883832650loosesentence that makes sense even if brought to a close0
11883856451periodicsentence makes sense only when the end is reached1
11883856452balancedphrases or clauses balance each other by structure, meaning, or length2
11883872884juxtapositionunassociated ideas, words, phrases placed next to each other for effect3
11883881295parallelismgrammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of sentences; shows equal development of ideas4
11883893473repetitionwords, sounds, or ideas are used more than once to enhance rhythm or create emphasis5
11883897333elevatedformal diction6
11883903404rhetorical questionrequires no answer, but draws attention to a point7
11883908146rhetorical fragmentincomplete sentence used for persuasion or other effects8
11883911213anaphorarepetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses9
11883922721asyndentonomission of conjunctions in a series10
11883928371antithesisthe arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first11
11883935589Polysyndetonuse of many conjunctions for special emphasis12
11883944228connotationthe implied meaning of word through context13
11883949655denotationthe dictionary definition; the literal meaning of a word14

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