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Sidney Figures of Speech
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7
English
11th Grade
02/15/2012

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ANAPHORA
Definition

REPETITION OF BEGINNGINS

 

"I need a drink, I needed alot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country." 

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ANATANCLASIS
Definition

A REPETITION IN DIFFERENT SENSE

"if you dont look good, we dont look good"

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ANASTROPHE
Definition

ARRANGEMENT BY REVERSAL OF ORDER

 

"away put your weapon; i mean you no harm." all work and no play does not happy boy make."

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EROTEMA
Definition

ASKING A QUESTION TO AFFIM OR DENY A POINT

 

"marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want t live an institution

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ISOLOCOLON
Definition

REPETITION OF GRAMMATICAL FORMS

 

Nothing that's beautiful hides its face. Nothing that's honest hides its name."

 

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PARENTHESIS
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ADDITION OF "POP-UP" IDEA

 

"My very photogenic mother died in a freak accident (picnic, lightning) when I was three

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