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Stylistic Devices
Sentence Structures for Persuasion
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English
11th Grade
06/01/2006

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Parallelism
Definition
He tried to make the law clear, percise, and equitable.
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Antithesis
Definition
Ideas juxtaposed right next to eachother.
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Anaphora
Definition
For emphasis. Repetition of saying at each clause.
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Ellipsis
Definition
The Master's degree is awarded by 74 department, and the Ph.D. by 60.
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Parenthesis
Definition
Insertion in midst of sentence. Let's you hear author's voice
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Epistrophe
Definition
End word is the same in different sentences/clauses. I love crepes! I eat crepes!
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Anadiplosis
Definition
Repetion where last word of a clause becomes the first of another.
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Climax
Definition
series of objects that build intensity
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Antimetabole
Definition
Second part counters the first... one should eat to live, not live to eat. Moliere
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Epanalepsis
Definition
The beginning and the end word in a sentence or clause is the same
A nut nut is a person who is nuts about the fun of eating nuts. -skippy a
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Asyndeton
Definition
NOt enough conjuctions/ speeds up the sentence
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Polysyndeton
Definition
Too many conjuctions/ slows down sentence
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