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English
8th Grade
09/24/2009

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Antimetabole
Definition
arrangement of ideas in the second clause in a reversal of the first
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Asyndeton
Definition
deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses
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Ellipsis
Definition
intentional omission of a word or words that are reaadily implied by the context
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Inverted order
Definition
a sentence with the predicate before the subject
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Juxtaposition
Definition
a poetic a rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, often creating an effect of surprise and wit
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Natural Order
Definition
constructing a sentence so the subject comes before the predicate
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Parallelism
Definition
a grammatical or structural similarty between sentences or part of a sentence. it involves an arrangement of words, phrases, sentence and paragraphs so that elements of equal importantance are equally  developed and similarity phrased 
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Polysyndeton
Definition
deliberate use of many conjunctions for special emphasis
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Repetition
Definition
device in which sounds, words, ideasnare  used more than once to enhance rthym and to creatememphasis
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Rhetorical Question
Definition
question that requires no answer
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Rhetorical Fragment
Definition
sentence fragment used deliberately for a persuasive purpose or to create a desired effect
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