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18 Cards in this Set
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parallelisms
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repetition of similar grammatical or syntactical patterns
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juxtapositions
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placement fo 2 things side by side for emphasis
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antitheses
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parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas
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anaphora
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repition of words at beginning of successive clauses
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antimetable
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repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen contrast
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asyndeton
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leaving out conjctions between words, phrases, clauses
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polysyndeton
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use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjuctions than is necessary/natural
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"Pursues his way,/ And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies." -Milton
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cumulative sentence
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independent clauses followed by subordinate clauses or phrases that supply additional detail
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hortative sentence
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sentence that strongly urges or encourages
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imperative sentence
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sentence that requests or demands
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inversion
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sentence in which verb prededes the subject
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periodic structure
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sentence whose main cause is witheld until the end
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rhetorical question
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question asked more to produce an effect than summon an answer
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chiasmus
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statement consisting of 2 parallel parts in which the second part is structually reversed
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"Susan walked in, and act out rushed Mary."
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ellipses
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omission of word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context
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"Some people prefer cats; others, dogs."
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syllepsis
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construction in which one word is used in 2 different senses
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"After he threw the ball, he threw a fit."
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hypothetical question
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question that raises hypothesis, conjecture, or supposition
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solecism
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non standard grammatical usage. violation of grammatical rules.
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"Between you and I..."
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