Stylistic Devices (definitions)

These are the definitions for the terms from the Stylistic Device packet - the one that contains all of the stylistic devices we used in our vocab papers.
*Please note that we do not need to know the terms "Absolute" and "Zeugma" for the exam.

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48486483	Anadiplosis	A technique whereby the concluding word of a sentence or clause becomes the first word (or very near the beginning) of the next sentence or clause.
48486484	Anaphora	Repetition of the initial word or phrase in a series of sentences for emphasis and rhythm.
48486485	Antithesis	Establishing a clear, contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them together or juxtaposing them, often in parallel structure.
48486486	Chiasmus	A crossing parallelism, where the second part of a grammatical construction is balanced or paralleled by the first part, only in reverse order.
48486487	Epanalepsis	Repeating the beginning word of a clause or sentence at the end.
48486488	Epistrophe	The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
48486489	Isocolon	Exists when parallel structures have the same number of words and even of syllables.
48486490	Polyptoton	Repetition of words from the same root or of the same word used as a different part of speech.
48486491	Polysyndeton	Repetition of conjunctions.
48487647	Absolutes	A phrase that is almost but not quite a complete sentence. Has a full subject, but only has part of a predicate.
48487648	Apposition	Placing side-by-side two nouns, the second of which serves as an explanation of the first.
48487649	Asyndeton	Omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses.
48487650	Ellipsis	Omission of one or more words implied by context.
48487651	Hyperbaton	A departure from the normal word order.
48487652	Zeugma	When a word has the same grammatical relation to two or more other words.
48487653	Loose sentence	A sentence in which the subordinate elements come at the end to call attention to them.
48487654	Interrupted sentence	A sentence in which the subordinate elements come in the middle, often (but not always) set off by double dashes.
48487655	Periodic sentence	A sentence in which the writer builds suspense by beginning with subordinate elements and postponing the main clause (but watch out for the anti-climax)
48487656	Simple parallel	A parallel in which a series of coordinated elements all have the same form and grammatical function.
48487657	Complex parallel	A parallel in which rhythm and cadence is achieved through the deliberate repetition of parallel elements.
48487658	Parallel Paragraph	When parallelism is extended through a paragraph, each sentence becomes an element in the series and states one aspect of the idea being explored.