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English
11th Grade
02/15/2012

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Term
Anaphora
Definition

Repetition of  beginnings.

 

Ex: We shall not fight

We shall leave

We shall have fun! 

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Anastrophe
Definition

Arragement by reversal of order

 

Ex:

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Antanaclasis
Definition

repitition in different senses

 

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Antimetabole
Definition

Repetition of successive clauses in reverse grammatical order.

 

EX:

 

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Antithesis
Definition

Repitition of words or ideas in contrasting jusxtapostion.

 

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Asyndeton
Definition

Omission of conjuction from clauses.

 

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Auxesis
Definition

Arrangegement by ascending importance.

 

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Chiasmus
Definition

Reptition with word or two between

 

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Ellipsis
Definition

Omission

 

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Epanprhpsis
Definition

Addition by correction (sometimes form of parenthesis)

 

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Epizeuxis

 

Definition

Repitiotion immediately

 

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Erotema
Definition

Asking a question to affirm or deny a point

 

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Isolocolon
Definition

Repetion of grammatical for contained

 

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Polysyndeton
Definition

Addition of conjuctions

 

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Zeugma
Definition
Omission of a ver from parallel clauses
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Parenthesis
Definition

addition of "pop" idea

 

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